Title :
Development of an integrated CAD tool for switching power supply design with EMC performance evaluation
Author :
Wu, Michael K W ; Tse, C.K. ; Chan, O. B Peter
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng., Hong Kong Polytech., Kowloon, Hong Kong
Abstract :
A computer-aided tool for the design of switching power supplies integrating a layout editor, autorouter, component library builder and EMI simulator is presented. The software takes on a modular approach and develops the printed circuit board (PCB) layout with emphasis on electromagnetic compatibility (EMC). The prediction of interference level is achieved by SPICE simulation with suitable model assignments of EMI sources, components, and PCB tracks. An offline forward power converter is built and measured to verify the simulated result. Finally, a performance index is introduced to act as an indicator for the EMC performance of a given PCB layout
Keywords :
SPICE; circuit CAD; circuit analysis computing; circuit layout CAD; electromagnetic compatibility; electromagnetic interference; power convertors; printed circuits; switched mode power supplies; EMC performance evaluation; EMI simulator; PCB layout; SPICE simulation; autorouter; component library builder; computer simulation; integrated CAD tool; interference level; layout editor; model assignments; offline forward power converter; performance index; switching power supply design; Circuit simulation; Computational modeling; Computer simulation; Design automation; Electromagnetic compatibility; Electromagnetic interference; Power supplies; Predictive models; Printed circuits; Software libraries;
Journal_Title :
Industry Applications, IEEE Transactions on
