Title :
PECS: a power electronic circuits-oriented simulator
Author :
Egiziano, L. ; Femia, N. ; Spagnuolo, G.
Author_Institution :
Istituto di Ingegneria dell´´Inf. ed Ingegneria Elettrica, Salerno Univ., Italy
Abstract :
The computer program PEGS (power electronic circuits simulator) presented in this paper is oriented to the transient time-domain analysis of the power stage of switching converters. PECS performs the analysis of switched RLC networks of any complexity, ensuring reliability, rapidity and flexibility. PECS is circuit-independent and does not require prior knowledge about the mode of operation of the circuit. PECS adopts innovative methods to solve the major problems connected to the time-domain simulation of switching converters: the formulation of circuit equations; the calculation of switching instants; and the determination of switches´ configuration after forced commutations. PECS is best suited for quick preliminary circuit analysis during converters design. A survey of PECS characteristics is followed in the paper by several examples of switching converters simulation
Keywords :
circuit analysis computing; commutation; power convertors; power engineering computing; software packages; switching circuits; time-domain analysis; PECS software; circuit equations formulation; circuit-oriented simulation; forced commutation; power electronic circuits simulator; preliminary circuit analysis; switch configuration; switched RLC networks; switching instants calculation; switching power converters; time-domain simulation; transient time-domain analysis; Analytical models; Circuit analysis computing; Circuit simulation; Computational modeling; Computer simulation; Power electronics; RLC circuits; Switching circuits; Switching converters; Time domain analysis;
Conference_Titel :
Industrial Electronics, Control and Instrumentation, 1997. IECON 97. 23rd International Conference on
Conference_Location :
New Orleans, LA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3932-0
DOI :
10.1109/IECON.1997.671919
