Simulation Exercises 1 and 2

M.B.Sondarangalla

120636A

This is submitted as partial fulfillment for module EN 4212 Power Electronics

Department of Electronic and Telecommunication Engineering
University of Moratuwa

7th October 2016

Simulation Exercise 1
1.1 Exercises 1

Figure 1: Schematic Ex1

1. The turn on characteristics

Figure 2: Turn on
2.

td(on)
tri
tf v)

=35 ns
=12 ns
=85 ns

3. VGS(th) and VGS(IO ) for simulation and datasheet

Figure 3: sweep graph

For IFR640
Simulation

VGS(th)
VGS(IO )

=3.84 V
=4.59 V

Data sheet

VGS(th)
VGS(IO )

=2V-4V
=4.59V-4.6V

4. Average power loss in t(on) ,

tc(on) = tri + tf v)
tc(on) = 97 ns
Power loss = 12 Vd Io =

1
2

40V 2A = 40W

5. Turn off characteristics

Figure 4: Turn off switching characteristics

5.
td(of f )
trv
tf i)

=47 ns
=158 ns
= 25 ns

6. Power loss turn off ,

tc(of f ) = trv + tf i)
= 158 nS + 25nS = 183 nS
Average power loss 5turn off = 12 Vd Io =

1
2

40V 2A = 40W

1.2 Exercises 2

Figure 5: Schematic Ex2

1. The turn ON characteristics

Figure 6: Turn On characteristics

2.
td(on)
tri
trr
tf v

= 35 nS
= 150 nS
= 135 nS
= 78 nS

3. IRRM , Maximum reverse recovery current.

Figure 7: IRRM recovery current

IRRM = 6.25A
4. Average switching power loss = 125W

2.1 Exercises 1

Figure 8: Simulink model

1.last 10 switching cycles for iL , vL , vO

Figure 9: inductor current

Figure 10: inductor voltage

Figure 11: output voltage

2.Average value of vL

Figure 12: Average inductor voltage

3.iL and measure the peak - peak ripple

Figure 13: peak to peak ripple

2 iL (F rom Simulink M odel) = 0.45A

2 iL (F rom calculation) = 0.48A
4. Plot iC waveform. What is the average of iC ? Compare the iC waveform with the ripple in
iL

Figure 14: current through inductor

2 iC (Simulink M odel) = 0.45A

2 iL (imulink M odel) = 0.45A
Both the capacitor and the inductor ripple values are same.
5. Plot the input current waveform and calculate its average. Compare that to the value calculated from theoretical equation

Figure 15: current through inductor

Average Input Current(Simulink M odel) = 1.47A

Average Input Current(T heoratical) = 1.5A
6. Calculate the inductance value of L, if iL should be 1/3rd of the load current. Verify the
results by simulations.
L(T heoratical value) = 67.5H

Figure 16: Inductor Current at 67.5uH

iL (Simulink model) =

2.3 1.7
= 31.5% Average Inductor Current
1.9

7. Change the output power in this circuit to one-half its original value. Measure the peak-peak
iL ripple. Comment on this comparison.
To reduce the power to half the output resister(load) is increased to 10 ohms

Figure 17: Inductor Current

iL = 1.22 0.75 = 0.47A

This close to the iL before changing the resistor value.

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8. Calculate Rcrit and verify whether the converter is operating on the boundary of CCM and
DCM
Rcrit = 18V /0.24A = 75

Figure 18: Inductor Current at boundary

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2.1 Exercises 2

Figure 19: Buck boost converter

Figure 20: Simulink model

1.Plot the waveforms during the last 10 switching cycles for IL , VL , VO .

Figure 21: Inductor current

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Figure 22: Inductor voltage

Figure 23: Output voltage

2. plot the average value for VL
This taken form the fundamental frequency of 60Hz using the mean mask link.

Figure 24: Average inductor voltage

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3. Calculate VO and compare it with its measured value.

The measured value of the Vout for the buck boost converter system is close to 45.97 V. The
value gets form the calculation is about 40V.
4.Plot the waveform of Va , label it in terms of Vin and Vout .

5.Show that the hatched area in Fig. 3-27a (of reference text book), averaged over the switching
time-period, results in the increase in VO, compared to its CCM value.
For CCM Operation,

Figure 25: CCM operation

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For DCM operation,

Figure 26: DCM operation

In the DCM operation average area under the VA graph is lager when comparing to the CCM
operation. Therefore the VO value in CCM is smaller when comparing to the DCM.
6. For the load-resistance given here, calculate the inductance value that will make the operation at L the boundary of CCM and DCM. Verify it using that L value in the simulation.
Boundary inductor value,

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Simulation results for L value,

Figure 27: output voltage

Figure 28: inductor current

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Bibliography
[1] N. Mohan et al, Power Electronics, converters, applications and designs, 2009

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