A software tool for learning the dynamic behavior of power electronics circuits

Author

Chau, Kwok-Tong

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Hong Kong Univ., Hong Kong

Volume

39

Issue

1

fYear

1996

fDate

2/1/1996 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

50

Lastpage

55

Abstract

A new software tool for learning the dynamic behavior of power electronics circuits is developed for undergraduate students. This tool incorporates the merits of two well-known software packages, namely, the realistic time-domain simulation of PSpice and the parametric identification process of MatLab. Hence, without going through complicated mathematics, the students can easily obtain the transient response, transfer function, and frequency response of power electronics circuits. The software tool is exemplified using a buck DC-DC converter. Its accuracy is verified by comparing the simulation result with those obtained by the state-space averaging technique and the experimental measurement

Keywords

DC-DC power convertors; SPICE; circuit analysis computing; computer aided instruction; electronic engineering education; parameter estimation; power electronics; software packages; time-domain analysis; transfer functions; transient response; MatLab; PSpice; buck DC-DC converter; dynamic behavior learning; frequency response; parametric identification process; power electronics circuits; software packages; software tool; state-space averaging technique; time-domain simulation; transfer function; transient response; undergraduate students; Circuit simulation; DC-DC power converters; Frequency response; Mathematics; Power electronics; Software packages; Software tools; Time domain analysis; Transfer functions; Transient response;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Education, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9359

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/13.485232

Filename

485232