Experiment No.

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SIMULATION OF BUCK DC DC CONVERTER

Aim

To observe and plotfollowing steady state voltage and current wave forms associated with Buck
DC DC converter of given specification.
• Inductor current
• Capacitor current
• Output voltage
• Output current
Specification of Buck DC DC converter
• Input voltage : 24V, Output voltage : 12V, Output load : 12W, Switching frequency :
40kHz, Inductance : 675uH, ESR of inductor 100mΩ, Capacitance : 47uF, ESR of
capacitor : 527mΩ. Duty Ratio : As per the load requirement

Equipment/Software Required

MATLAB, Simulink Module with SIM POWER SYSTEM tool box.

Theory

A buck converter is a step-down dc-dc converter which primarily consists of an inductor

and two switches (in general a transistor switch and a diode) to control it. Operation of transistor
switch swings the circuit between connection of induction by source voltage to mount up energy
in inductor and discharging the inductor’s energy to the load. Switches are placed such that output
is continuous.
When the switch shown in circuit diagram is closed (i.e., On-state), the voltage across the
inductor,VL= Vi- Vo . The current flowing through inductor linearly rises. The diode doesn’t allow
current to flow through it, since it is reverse-biased by voltage. When switch shown in circuit
diagram is opened (i.e., Off-state), diode is forward biased, and voltage is VL -Vo (neglecting drop
across diode) across inductor. The inductor current which was rising in ON state now decreases.
Circuit Diagram

VL

+ +
Vi Vo
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Circuit Diagram of Buck DC-DC Converter

Procedure
1. Open MATLAB and take SIMULINK.
2. Create a new MODEL file.
3. Go to Simulink library and get the various elements required.
4. Connect the circuit as per circuit diagram
5. Observe the waveforms from the scope
6. Plot the graphs using command window functions in MATLAB

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Result and Inference

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