DESIGN OF

BOOST
CONVERTER


by-
MANMEET SINGH
HIMANSHU PRUTHI
JASREEN MEHTA
DEEPAK VYAS
INTRODUCTION

A boost converter (step-up converter) is a DC-to-DC power converter with an
output voltage greater than its input voltage. It is a class of switched-mode power
supply containing at least two semiconductor switches (a diode and a mosfet )
and at least one energy storage element, a capacitor , inductor , or the two in
combination. Filters made of capacitors (sometimes in combination with inductors)
are normally added to the output of the converter to reduce output voltage ripple.
Power for the boost converter can come from any suitable DC sources, such as
batteries, solar panels, rectifiers and DC generators. A process that changes one
DC voltage to a different DC voltage is called DC to DC conversion. A boost
converter is a DC to DC converter with an output voltage greater than the source
voltage. A boost converter is sometimes called a step-up converter since it steps
up the source voltage. Since power (P=VI) must be conserved, the , the output
current is lower than the source current.
The key principle that drives the boost converter is the tendency of an inductor to
resist changes in current by creating and destroying a magnetic field. In a boost
converter, the output voltage is always higher than the input voltage.
(a) When the switch is closed, current flows through the inductor in clockwise
direction and the inductor stores some energy by generating a magnetic field.
Polarity of the left side of the inductor is positive.
(b) When the switch is opened, current will be reduced as the impedance is higher.
The magnetic field previously created will be destroyed to maintain the current
flow towards the load. Thus the polarity will be reversed (means left side of
inductor will be negative now). As a result two sources will be in series causing a
higher voltage to charge the capacitor through the diode D.




CIRCUIT DIAGRAM


Fig- Booster control using microcontroller




ABSTRACT

Renewable energy sources and in particular Photovoltaic (PV) system are
implemented in large scale in many countries for power generation. The
characteristics of PV arrays are non-linear i.e., the change in temperature and
irradiation levels results in change of power generated by the PV arrays. DC-DC
converters are connected between the PV system and the load as power
conditioning unit to regulate the output of the PV system.
Simulation of DC-DC boost converter will be presented and discussed in this
project. DC-DC boost converter is simulated with constant DC input and voltage
variation at the input side. Boost converter controlled by microcontroller is
simulated under open loop condition the results are obtained.

The switched mode dc-dc converters are some of the simplest power electronic
circuits which convert one level of electrical voltage into another level by
switching action. These converters have received an increasing deal of interest in
many areas. This is due to their wide applications like power supplies for personal
computers, office equipment, appliance control, telecommunication equipment,
DC motor drives, automotive, aircraft, etc. The analysis, control and stabilization
of switching converters are the main factors that need to be considered. Many
control methods are used for control of switch mode dc-dc converters and the
simple and low cost controller structure is always in demand for most industrial
and high performance applications. Every control method has some advantages
and drawbacks due to which that particular control method consider as a suitable
control method under specific conditions, compared to other control methods. The
voltage control of buck converter using PI, PID controller ,PIDSMC and
microcontroller based PID control are modeled and are evaluated by computer
simulations.. In addition to this, the closed loop feedback system using PID
controller method will be implemented against transient response in the system.
This project is only limited to design the closed-loop feedback system using
proportional technique for buck converter. The controller will be implemented on
a PIC microcontroller () and programmed through a computer using software of
Mp Lab C compiler.





















FUTURE SCOPE

Design and implementation of SMC and SMPID with microcontroller in
the designed DC-DC boost converter for voltage mode control and to observe the
chattering during transient state.