Computer simulation on a repetitive energy transfer system

Analytical design of repetitive energy transfer systems normally requires gross approximations of the nonlinear switches being used. The construction and testing of these circuits can be very costly and dangerous. This is especially true for very high power applications. An alternative approach is to use the computer to model and simulate the action of the circuit. This paper describes the development of a computer model for a repetitive energy transfer circuit from an inductive energy storage system and compares computer simulations to measurements from an actual system. The system used is a relatively small, low power system; however, the computer simulation can be easily scaled to predict performance for large, high power systems.