EE042-4-3-PED / VE1 Chapter 3 – DC-DC Converters

Tutorial 2

1. A buck converter has the following parameters: 𝑉𝑠 = 50V, 𝐷 = 0.4, 𝐿 = 400𝜇H, 𝐶 = 100𝜇F,
𝑓 = 20kHz, 𝑅 = 20Ω. Assuming ideal components, calculate (i) the output voltage 𝑉𝑜 , (ii)
the maximum and minimum inductor current, and (iii) the output voltage ripple..
[20 V, 1.75 A, 0.25 A, 0.469%]

2. Design a buck converter to produce an output voltage of 18V across a 10Ω load resistor.
The output voltage ripple must not exceed 0.5 percent. The dc supply is 48V. Design for
continuous inductor current. Specify the duty ratio, the switching frequency, the values of
the inductor and capacitor, the peak voltage rating of each device, and the rms current in
the inductor and capacitor. Assume ideal components.

3. Design a boost converter that will have an output of 30 V from a 12-V source. Design for
continuous inductor current and an output ripple voltage of less than one percent. The load
is a resistance of 50Ω. Assume ideal components for this design.

4. A boost converter is required to have an output voltage of 8 V and supply a load current of
1 A. The input voltage varies from 2.7 to 4.2 V. A control circuit adjusts the duty ratio to
keep the output voltage constant. Select the switching frequency. Determine a value for the
inductor such that the variation in inductor current is no more than 40 percent of the average
inductor current for all operating conditions. Determine a value of an ideal capacitor such
that the output voltage ripple is no more than 2 percent. Determine the maximum capacitor
equivalent series resistance for a 2 percent ripple.

5. A Ćuk converter has an input of 12 V and is to have an output of -18 V supplying a 40-W
load. Select the duty ratio, the switching frequency, the inductor sizes such that the change
in inductor currents is no more than 10 percent of the average inductor current, the output
ripple voltage is no more than 1 percent, and the ripple voltage across C1 is no more than
5 percent.

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