1. Switching-Mode Regulators
Convert an unregulated DC voltage into a regulated DC voltage
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2. Output Voltage is Less Than the Input Voltage
Buck Regulator
Output Voltage is Less Than the Input Voltage
BJT Chopper L-C Filter Load
Control Voltage Freewheeling Diode
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3. Mode 1 Operation – Q1 switched ON
Input current flows through L, C, and the Load – rises linearly
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4. Mode 2 Operation – Q1 switched OFF
Inductor current continues to flow through L, C, the Load, and Dm, falling linearly until Q1 is turned ON again.
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5. Waveforms for the Buck Regulator
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6. Summary for the Buck Regulator
The peak-to-peak ripple current is
The peak-to-peak ripple voltage is
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7. Summary for continuous current case
The critical value of the inductor is
The critical value of the capacitor is
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8. Output Voltage is Greater Than the Input Voltage
Boost Regulator
Output Voltage is Greater Than the Input Voltage
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9. Mode 1 Operation – M1 switched ON
Input current flows through L and M1 (linearly)
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10. Mode 2 Operation – M1 switched OFF
Current that flowed through the transistor now flows through L, C, the Load, and diode Dm until transistor M1 is turned ON again.
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11. Waveforms for the Boost Regulator
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12. Summary for the Boost Regulator
The peak-to-peak ripple current is
The peak-to-peak ripple voltage is
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13. Summary for continuous current case
The critical value of the inductor is
The critical value of the capacitor is
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14. Buck-Boost Regulator
The output voltage could be less than or greater than the input voltage
The polarity of the output voltage is opposite to the polarity of the input voltage Vs – Inverting Regulator
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15. Mode 1 Operation – Q1 turned ON
Input current flows through inductor L and Q1 linearly.
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16. Mode 2 Operation – Q1 switched OFF
Current flowing through L now flows through L, C, Dm and the Load.
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17. Waveforms for the Buck-Boost Regulator
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18. Summary for the Buck-Boost Regulator
The peak-to-peak ripple current is
The peak-to-peak ripple voltage is
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19. Summary for continuous current case
The critical value of the inductor is
The critical value of the capacitor is
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20. Converter with a highly inductive Load
Input Current is “pulse” shaped
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21. Connect an input filter
Filter out the converter-generated harmonics from the supply line.
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22. Equivalent circuit for the converter-generated harmonic currents
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23. Example 5.10
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24. Buck Chopper for PSpice Simulation
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25. Results from PSpice
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26. Fourier Coefficients of the input current
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27. Example 5.10 in MultiSim
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29. Fourier Coefficients of the Input Current
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