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PExprt/Maxwell 2D/SIMPLORER:
Buck
Converter/Transformer
Mark Christini
EM Application Engineering
christini@ansoft.com
Starting in:
Pg. 1
Pg. 2
Simplorer
PExprt
PEmag
Simplorer
Buck
BuckConverter
Converter
Decide
Decideto
touse
use
either
average
either average
or
orswitch
switchlevel
level
Buck
BuckConverter
Converter
Pg. 3
Use
Useswitch
switchlevel
levelBuck
BuckConverter
Converterfrom
fromSMPS
SMPSlibrary
library
Change
Changeduty
dutycycle
cycle
and
andinductor
inductorvalue
value
to
achieve
desired
to achieve desired
output
outputvoltage
voltage
Pg. 4
Build
Buildaawaveform
waveform
based
basedinductor
inductoror
or
buck
converter
buck converter
in
inPExprt
PExprt
Pg. 5
Open e03_Buck.cia
and run in PExprt
Pg. 6
PExprt
PExprtdesign
designresults,
results,including
includingconstructive
constructivedata
data
Pg. 7
Can
Caninclude
includecore
corenon-linear
non-lineareffects
effects
using
usingJiles-Atherton
Jiles-Athertonmodel
modelififthe
thecore
core
isisoperating
operatingin
inthe
thenonlinear
nonlinearrange
range
(usually
this
is
a
bad
design)
(usually this is a bad design)
Use
UseSimplorer
SimplorerPExprt
PExprt
link
to
substitute
link to substituteideal
ideal
inductor
inductorwith
with
PExprt
model
PExprt model
Pg. 8
Simulate
Simulatethe
thePExprt
PExprt
model
modelin
inSimplorer
Simplorer
Pg. 9
Non-Regulated
Non-Regulated
Output
OutputVoltage
Voltage
Spike
Spikeoccurs
occurs
since
no
since nocontrol
control
loop
is
used
loop is used
Open and run load step case in
Simplorer Transient solver
Pg.
Load
Loadstep
step
reduces
current
reduces current
and
anddevice
devicemoves
moves
to
todiscontinuous
discontinuous
mode
mode
Add
AddPID
PID
controller
controller
from
fromthe
the
SMPS
SMPSlibrary
library
This
Thiscontrols
controls
duty
dutycycle
cycleof
of
switch
to
switch to
maintain
maintain
constant
constant
output
outputvoltage
voltage
Pg.
Design
Designof
ofthe
thecontrol
controlloop
loop
with
AC
analysis
of
the
Converter
with AC analysis of the Converter
Specifically,
Specifically,select
selectRRand
andCC
in
inthe
thePID
PIDcontroller
controller
PID
PIDregulator
regulatorfrom
fromthe
theSMPS
SMPSlibrary
library
Load
LoadStep
Step
Regulated
RegulatedOutput
OutputVoltage
Voltage
Pg.
Conclusions
Pg.