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Converter Analysis
Chapter 2
Principles of Steady-State Converter
Analysis
2.1. Introduction
2.2. Inductor volt-second balance, capacitor charge
balance, and the small ripple approximation
2.3. Boost converter example
2.4. Summary of key points
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2.1 Introduction
Buck converter
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SPDT switch changes dc + +
component 2
+ R v(t)
Vg – vs(t)
– –
vs(t)
Vg
Switch output voltage
waveform DTs D'Ts
Duty cycle D: 0
0< D< 1 0 DTs Ts t
Switch
complement D: 1 2 1
position:
D = 1 - D
2
Dc component of switch output voltage
vs(t)
Vg
Ts
vs = 1 vs(t) dt
Ts 0
vs = 1T s(DT s Vg ) = DVg
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Insertion of low-pass filter to remove switching
harmonics and pass only dc component
L
1
+ +
2
Vg + C R v(t)
vs(t)
–
– –
Vg
v vs = DVg
0
0 1 D
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Three basic dc-dc converters
(a)
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L M(D) = D
1 0.8
iL (t) +
0.6
M(D)
Buck Vg – +
2
C R v 0.4
0.2
– 0
0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1
D
(b) 5
L 2
4 M(D) = 1
+ 1– D
iL (t)
Boost 1 3
M(D)
+
Vg –
C R v 2
1
–
0
0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1
D
D
(c) 0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1
0
+
Buck-boost 1 2
iL (t)
–1
–2
+
M(D)
Vg –
C R v
L –3
– –4
M(D) = – D
–5
1– D
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Objectives of this Lecture
●
Develop techniques for easily determining output
voltage of an arbitrary converter circuit
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Derive the principles of inductor volt-second
balance
and capacitor charge (amp-second) balance
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Introduce the key small ripple approximation
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Develop simple methods for selecting filter element
values
●
Illustrate via examples
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2.2. Inductor volt-second balance, capacitor charge
balance, and the small ripple approximation
0
t
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The small ripple approximation
dc component V
0
t
< V
vripple
v(t) V
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Details:
The small ripple approximation
1. For reasons that will become apparent as the course progresses, the
small ripple approximation is useful only for continuous waveforms that
have small ripple. Specifically, it is applied only to:
• Inductor currents
• Capacitor voltages
2. The small ripple approximation must not be applied to discontinuous
waveforms, i.e., waveforms that switch.
3. The small ripple approximation is used to simplify the solution of the
filter element waveforms. Instead of exponential and damped
sinusoidal solutions for the circuit differential equations, the small
ripple approximation allows approximation of the solutions as linear
functions. The approximation is valid provided that the switching
period Ts is short compared to the natural time constants of the circuit.
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Buck converter analysis:
inductor current waveform
iL(t) L
1
+ vL(t) – +
iC(t)
2
original Vg + C R v(t)
–
converter
–
iL(t) L L
+ vL(t) – + + vL(t) – +
iC(t) iC(t)
+ + C R v(t)
Vg C R v(t) Vg – iL(t)
–
– –
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Inductor voltage and current
Subinterval 1: switch in position 1
iL(t) L
Inductor voltage
+ vL(t) – +
iC (t)
vL = Vg – v(t)
+
Vg C R v(t)
–
Small ripple approximation:
–
vL V g – V
Knowing the inductor voltage, we can now find the inductor current via
di L(t)
vL(t) = L
dt
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Inductor voltage and current
Subinterval 2: switch in position 2
L
Inductor voltage +
+ vL(t) –
iC(t)
vL(t) = – v(t)
+ iL(t) C R v(t)
Vg –
Small ripple approximation:
–
vL(t) – V
Knowing the inductor voltage, we can again find the inductor current via
di L(t)
vL(t) = L
dt
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Inductor voltage and current waveforms
vL(t)
Vg – V
DTs D'Ts
t
–V
Switch
1 2 1 di L(t)
position: vL(t) = L
dt
iL(t)
iL(DTs)
iL
I
iL(0) Vg – V –V
L L
0 DTs Ts t
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Determination of inductor current ripple magnitude
iL(t)
iL(DTs)
I
iL(0) Vg – V –V iL
L L
0 DTs t
T
Vsg – V
2 iL = DTs
L
(change in i L )= (slope)(length of subinterval)
Vg – V Vg – V
iL = DT s L= DT s
2L 2 L
i
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Inductor current waveform
during turn-on transient
iL(t)
V g – v(t)
L
iL(nTs) iL((n + 1)Ts)
– v(t)
iL(Ts) L
iL(0) = 0
0 DTs Ts 2Ts nTs (n + 1)Ts t
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The principle of inductor volt-second balance:
Derivation
i L(T s ) – iL(0) = 1L 0
vL(t) dt
0= vL(t) dt
0
Hence, the total area (or volt-seconds) under the inductor voltage
waveform is zero whenever the converter operates in steady state.
An equivalent form:
Ts
0= 1
vL(t) dt = vL
Ts 0
The average inductor voltage is zero in steady state.
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Inductor volt-second balance:
Buck converter example
vL(t)
Vg – V Total area
Inductor voltage waveform,
previously derived:
DTs t
–V
Integral of voltage waveform is area of rectangles:
Ts
Average voltage is
vL = Ts= D(V g – V) + D'( – V)
Equate to zero and solve for V:
0 = DV g – (D + D')V = V = DVg
DVg – V
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The principle of capacitor charge balance:
Derivation
vC(Ts) – vC(0) = 1C 0
i C(t) dt
0= 1
iC(t) dt = i C
Ts 0
Hence, the total area (or charge) under the capacitor current
waveform is zero whenever the converter operates in steady state.
The average capacitor current is then zero.
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2.3 Boost converter example
L 2
iL(t) + vL(t) – +
iC(t)
Boost converter 1
+
with ideal switch Vg C R v
–
L D1
iL(t) + vL(t) – +
Realization using iC(t)
power MOSFET Q1
+
and diode Vg + C R v
–
–
DT s Ts
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Boost converter analysis
L 2
iL(t) + vL(t) – +
iC(t)
1
original Vg + C R v
–
converter
–
– –
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Subinterval 1: switch in position 1
vL = Vg –
iC = – V / R
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Subinterval 2: switch in position 2
vL = V g – v L
iC = iL – v / R iL(t) + vL(t) – +
iC(t)
+
Vg C R v
Small ripple approximation: –
–
vL = V g – V
iC = I – V / R
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Inductor voltage and capacitor current waveforms
vL(t)
Vg
DTs D'Ts
t
Vg – V
iC(t) I – V/R
DTs D'Ts
t
– V/R
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Inductor volt-second balance
vL(t)
Net volt-seconds applied to inductor Vg
over one switching period: DT D'Ts
s
t
Ts
vL(t) dt = (Vg ) DTs + (Vg – V) D'Ts
0
Vg – V
Solve for V:
Vg
V =
5
1 = 1 –1 D
M(D)= D'
4
3
M(D)
0
0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1
D
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Determination of inductor current dc component
iC(t) I – V/R
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Determination of inductor current ripple
di L(t) vL(t) V g – V
= =
dt L L
Change in inductor current during subinterval 1 is (slope) (length of subinterval):
Vg
2iL = L DTs
– 2v = –RC
V DT
s
Solve for peak ripple: • Choose C such that desired voltage ripple
magnitude is obtained
v = 2 VRC DT s • In practice, capacitor equivalent series
resistance (esr) leads to increased
voltage ripple
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2.5 Estimating ripple in converters
containing two-pole low-pass filters
iL(t)
Inductor current iL(DTs)
I iL
waveform.
iL(0) Vg – V –V
What is the L L
capacitor current?
0 DTs Ts t
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2.6 Summary of Key Points
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Summary of Chapter 2
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