High-efficiency multiple-output DC-DC conversion for low-voltagesystems

This versatile power converter controller provides dual outputs at a fixed switching frequency and can regulate either output voltage or target system delay (using an external L-C filter). In the voltage regulation mode, the output voltage is monitored with an analog-digital (A/D) converter, and the feedback compensation network is implemented digitally. The generation of the pulsewidth modulation (PWM) signal is done with a hybrid delay line/counter approach, which saves power and area relative to previous implementations. Power devices are included on chip to create the two independently regulated output PWM signals. The key features of this design are its low-power dissipation, reconfigurability, use of either delay or voltage feedback, and multiple outputs     

Fast Control of Filter for Sensorless Vector Control SQIM Drive With Sinusoidal Motor Voltage

A pulsewidth-modulated (PWM) voltage applied to a squirrel-cage induction motor (SQIM) can cause high bearing currents, heating of rotor shaft, voltage spike across the motor terminals, etc. Filtering of this PWM voltage to obtain a sinusoidal output voltage can be a solution to this problem. However, a passive L-C filter makes the dynamic performance of the drive poor for high-performance control application. In this paper, a feed-forward control strategy for the L-C filter is proposed to have a good bandwidth for the filter output voltage. This filter control strategy is introduced along with a sensorless vector control strategy for the SQIM drive. This complete strategy retains the high dynamic performance of the drive even with the L-C filter. In this paper, a three-level converter is used as a voltage source inverter for the drive to have a less filter-size requirement. The control strategy is verified on a 7.5-hp SQIM drive with a three-level insulated-gate bipolar-transistor inverter and L-C filter. Experimental results validate the high dynamic performance of the drive with filter.     

Voltage loop of boost PWM DC-DC converters with peak current-mode control

A new transfer function from control voltage to duty cycle, the closed-current loop, which captures the natural sampling effect is used to design a controller for the voltage-loop of a pulsewidth modulated (PWM) dc-dc converter operating in continuous-conduction mode (CCM) with peak current-mode control (PCM). This paper derives the voltage loop gain and the closed-loop transfer function from reference voltage to output voltage. The closed-loop transfer function from the input voltage to the output voltage, or the closed-loop audio-susceptibility is derived. The closed-loop transfer function from output current to output voltage, or the closed loop output impedance is also derived. The derivation is performed using an averaged small-signal model of the example boost converter for CCM. Experimental verification is presented. The theoretical and experimental results were in good agreement, confirming the validity of the transfer functions derived.     

Open-loop power-stage transfer functions relevant to current-mode control of boost PWM converter operating in CCM

This paper presents the analysis of open-loop power-stage dynamics relevant to current-mode control for a boost pulsewidth-modulated (PWM) dc-dc converter operating in continuous-conduction mode (CCM). The transfer functions from input voltage to inductor current, from duty cycle to inductor current, and from output current to inductor current are derived. The delay from the MOSFET gate drive to the duty cycle is modeled using a first-order Pade/spl acute/ approximation. The derivations are performed using an averaged linear small-signal circuit model of the boost converter for CCM. The transfer functions can be used in modeling the complete boost PWM converter when current-mode control is used. The theory was in excellent agreement with the experimental results, enforcing the validity of the transfer functions derived.     

基于有效占空比的ZVZCS全桥变换器建模与仿真

分析了零电压-零电流开关(ZVZCS)全桥脉宽调制(PWM)变换器的工作原理,引入变压器副边电压有效占空比的概念并考虑电路元件的寄生参数,在Buck变换器的PWM开关等效模型的基础上,建立了ZVZCS全桥软开关变换器的小信号等效模型,该方法通用于任何可以计算出有效占空比的全桥变换器.通过对小信号传递函数的幅频和相频特性...     

Buck型变换器的线性化小信号补偿前馈控制

为减小由输入电源扰动引起的输出电压工频纹波,改善DC/DC变换器动态性能,根据平均变量建模思想,为电压型PWM控制的Buck型变换器建立连续导电工作模式（CCM）下统一的平均变量等效电路。分析等效电路并根据前馈控制的不变性原理提出Buck型变换器针对输入电压扰动的线性化小信号补偿前馈控制原理及实现方法,采用该方法的Buck型变换器可快速补偿输入电压扰动,加快变换器在输入电压扰动时的动态调节过程,显著减小输出电压中包括工频在内的低频纹波,改善变换器的动态性能。仿真研究结果验证了文中线性化小信号补偿前馈控制原理、方法及其分析的正确性。     

PWM-controlled SRC with inductive output filter at constantswitching frequency

By using the PWM control scheme in the series resonant power converter (SRC) with inductive output filter, the converter can be operated at a constant frequency. This converter has lower switching loss than the PWM converter and better control characteristics than the ordinary SRC. Since the peak current in the present converter equals the load current, it has the lowest possible peak current stress among converters. The analysis and the performance characteristics of the converter operating at a constant switching frequency are presented. Experimental results are given to confirm the analytical work     

Automatic modeling of PWM DC-DC converters

Different small-signal models are available for describing the dynamics of pulse width modulators (PWM) dc-to-dc converters. Discrete time models reach the best compliance in real life situations. Some converter control modes, in particular phase shifting, provide advantages of modeling in discrete time. On the other hand, the burden of getting such exact models is often tedious. Currently, automatic tools are available that are able to provide the state-space model in discrete time of any PWM dc-dc converter switching at constant frequency. The authors claim that the use of these tools is advisable for the analysis and control optimization of switching power supplies. To support their opinion, this letter refers to a new, very accurate small-signal model of a phase-shifting converter which has been published recently. Its excellent performance, as well as the difficulties of the derivation procedure, are compared with the precise forecasts and the short processing time of an automatic modeling tool. The paper concludes in favor of automatic modeling.     

Interpreting small signal behavior of the synchronous buck converter at light load

The pulse-width-modulation (PWM) buck converter with synchronous rectifiers operating at light load is usually modeled by its continuous conduction mode (CCM) model. However, the actual power-stage small-signal control-to-output response shows a different behavior from what the traditional CCM model predicts, specifically, more damping around the double-pole frequency, instead of more resonance. This paper presents a modified small-signal light-load model for a synchronous buck converter. The developed model accurately predicts the actual small-signal behavior of a PWM converter at light load. The derived averaged switch model for light load can also be used for the small-signal models of the other basic PWM converters operating in CCM at light load.     

Multifunctional Grid-Connected Multimodule Power Converters Capable of Operating in Single-Pulse and PWM Switching Modes

Pulsewidth-modulated (PWM) techniques equip power converters with unique features such as input-output linearity and control flexibility. Nevertheless, frequent switching of semiconductor switching devices causes considerable switching loss, and therefore makes traditional two-level PWM converters inappropriate for high-power applications. Two alternatives for building modular structures, namely multipulse and multimodule PWM converters were introduced to provide not only voltage and current sharing among the semiconductor switching devices, but also a high-quality output voltage at a much lower switching frequency. While multipulse converters offer minimal switching losses, low-order harmonic neutralization, and the best utilization of the inverter, multimodule PWM converters give control flexibility and power structure simplicity. This paper combines these two, and preserves the advantages of both multipulse and multimodule PWM converters. This not only provides an additional degree of freedom for voltage control, but also enables the converter to operate in PWM mode during transient and in single-pulse mode during the steady state. For the PWM switching mode, a special space vector strategy of 3 p.u. switching frequency is presented to maximize the voltage utilization and maintain a linear transfer characteristic. The power structure and control methods are analyzed, and validated by simulation and experimentally.     

Voltage-source active power filter based on multilevel converter and ultracapacitor DC link

A new topology for active power filters (APF) using an 81-level converter is analyzed. Each phase of the converter is composed of four three-state converters, all of them connected to the same capacitor dc link voltage and their output connected in series through output transformers. The main advantages of this kind of converter are the negligible harmonic distortion obtained and the very low switching frequency operation. The single-phase equivalent circuit is analyzed and their governing equations derived. The dc link voltage control, based on manipulating the converter's voltage phase, is analyzed together with the circuit's characteristics that determine the capability to draw or deliver active and reactive current. Simulation results for this application are compared with conventional pulsewidth-modulated (PWM) converters, showing that this filter can compensate load current harmonics, keeping better-quality sinusoidal currents from the source. The simulated configuration uses a 1-F ultracapacitor in the dc link, making it possible to store energy and deliver it during short voltage dips. This is achieved by applying a modulation control to maintain a stable ac voltage during dc voltage drops. A prototype of the filter was implemented and tested, and the obtained current waveforms showed to be as good as expected.     

Digital control of a voltage-mode synchronous buck converter

A digital control algorithm capable of separately specifying the desired output voltage and transient response for a synchronous buck converter operating in voltage mode was developed. This algorithm is based on superimposing a small control signal onto a voltage reference at each switching cycle to cancel out the perturbations. A zero steady-state error in the output voltage can be obtained with the aid of additional dynamics to allow the controller to track a load change and update the reference to a new load state. The specifications of the control algorithm are achieved by pole placement using complete state feedback. The control algorithm was implemented on a digital signal processor (DSP)-controlled synchronous buck converter.     

Analysis and Design of a Novel Three-Phase AC–DC Buck-Boost Converter

This paper proposes a novel three-phase ac-dc buck-boost converter. The proposed converter uses four active switches, which are driven by only one control signal. This converter is operated in discontinuous conduction mode (DCM) by using the pulsewidth modulation (PWM) technique, and the control scheme very easily and simply achieves purely sinusoidal input current, high power factor, low total harmonic distortion of the input current and step-up/down output voltage. Also, the proposed converter provides a constant average current to the output capacitor and load in each switching period. Thus, the ripple component of sixth times line frequency will not appear in the output voltage. Therefore, a smaller output capacitor can be used in the proposed converter. Moreover, the steady-state analysis of voltage gain and boundary operating condition are presented. Also, the selections of inductor, output capacitor and input filter are depicted. Finally, a prototype circuit with simple control logic is implemented to illustrate the theoretical analysis.     

Single switch dual output DC-DC converter performance

The performance of the single-switch dual-output DC-DC converter is evaluated. This converter regulates two independent DC outputs supplied from a single DC voltage source using a power semiconductor switch. Two discrete proportional feedback control loops regulate the duration of on switching and off switching. The duty cycle of the switch controls one output voltage, supplied from a low-pass filter, while the switching frequency regulates the other output voltage, supplied from a higher-frequency bandpass filter. The control algorithm is implemented with an Intel 8096 microcontroller. The experimental data demonstrate the actual circuit performance and confirm the simulation results. Both experiments and simulation show that an increase in the load current on the 12 V output results in an increase in the duty cycle, whereas an increase in the load current on the 5 V output results in a change in the switching frequency. The experimental prototype demonstrates operation over a load current range from about 40% to 100% with a ±25% variation in the 24 V input. Full load currents are 12 A and 2.5 A on the 12 V and 5 V outputs, respectively. The switching frequency ranged from approximately 29 kHz to 264 kHz, and the duty cycle ranged from 0.35 to 0.72     

一种恒压输出的DC-DC升压电路设计

针对DC-DC升压器存在效率低,纹波电压较大,输出电压不稳定等问题,文中开发和设计了一种具有恒定输出电压的DC-DC升压转换器的方法。通过升压电路和电压反馈技术,将波动的输入电压变成恒定的直流电压输出。该设计通过将转换器的输出电压与参考电压相比较,两者的差值会产生一个PWM信号控制升压器的通断时间,从而达到恒定电压输出。仿真结果显示,该实验电路能在频率为20 kHz的连续导通模式中工作,产生24 V的恒定输出电压,输出功率为100 W。     

Current-fed three-phase and voltage-fed three-phase activeconverters with optimum PWM pattern scheme and their performanceevaluations

This paper describes a new approach to select the optimum sinewave pulsewidth modulation (PWM) patterns suitable for a large-capacity current-fed active PWM power converter and a practical design procedure to determine circuit constants of a low-pass filter connected to suppress higher line current harmonics flowing into the utility-grid AC power source. A feasible test is implemented by building a prototype 500 kW three-phase current-fed PWM power converter which is designed and controlled on the basis of the proposed considerations. It is verified from a practical point of view that these new conceptual considerations are more effective and acceptable to minimize higher harmonic current components flowing into the utility-grid AC power source. This experimental setup provides highly efficient steady-state characteristics of the current-fed three-phase PWM power converter under the operating condition of a unity power factor correction and sinewave line current shaping schemes. Furthermore, this unique optimum PWM pattern derived from the theoretical method proposed here is conveniently applicable to a voltage-fed three-phase PWM converter. It is verified that this optimum PWM pattern provides excellent switching performance with a lower switching frequency mode than the conventional carrier-based PWM scheme     

一种具有750mA输出电流,双模式PWM/PFM控制的高效率直流-直流降压转换器

提出了一种输出电流可达750mA,脉宽调制（PWM）和变频调制（PFM）双模式控制的,高效率、高稳定性直流-直流降压转换器.该转换器在负载电流大于80mA时,采用开关频率为1MHz的PWM工作模式;在负载电流小于80mA时,采用开关频率减小和静态电流降低的PFM工作模式,实现了在整个负载电流变化范围（0.02~750mA）内,转换器均保持高效率.而且采用一种快速响应的电压模式控制结构,达到了优异的线性和负载调整特性.芯片采用CSMC公司0.5μm CMOS 2P3M混合信号工艺物理实现.测试结果表明,该电路可根据负载的变化在PWM和PFM模式下自动切换.最大转换效率达96.5%;当负载电流为0.02mA时,转换效率大于55%.该芯片特别适合电池供电的移动系统使用.     

A robust hysteresis current-controlled PWM inverter for linear PMSMdriven magnetic suspended positioning system

Hysteresis current-controlled pulsewidth modulation (PWM) is very robust but it possesses nonconstant switching frequency, and it is difficult to use for high-performance position servo applications. This paper presents a robust hysteresis current-controlled PWM scheme for a magnetic suspended positioning system driven by an inverter-fed linear permanent-magnet synchronous motor having improved performance in these two areas. In the proposed control scheme, the conventional hysteresis PWM mechanism is augmented by a robust harmonic spectrum-shaping controller. The error signal, which represents the switching frequency deviated from the set one, is detected using a notching filter inverse model. Then, the current command is adjusted by a robust compensation signal. The hysteresis band can be equivalently varied to let the dominant harmonic frequency of inverter output be constant, wherein the frequency can easily be changed by tuning the center frequency of the notch filter. The gating signal of switches is not needed to be sensed for making the proposed control. The constant-frequency control performance yielded by the proposed controller is rather insensitive to the system disturbances and the neutral voltage variation due to isolated Y connection. Through applying the proposed PWM inverter, satisfactory position control requirements can be achieved by properly setting the dominant harmonic frequency according to the electromechanical model of the positioning system     

PWM AC／DC功率双向变流器建模方法的研究（一）

基于脉宽调制（PWM）的AC/DC功率双向变流器作为主要功率变换电路，在许多实际应用的电力电子系统中得到广泛应用，如统一电能质量调节器中的有源电力滤波器系统，交-直-交变频调速系统中的整流或逆变部分，电源系统的逆变器，再生能源并网发电系统中的逆变器以及灵活交流输电系统中的统一潮流控制器等等。在各种应用系统中，人们建立其数学模型进行系统分析和控制设计以满足系统目标。PWM整流器数学模型的研究是PWM整流器及其控制技术研究的基础，本文研究介绍了目前较为流行的四种建模方法，并分别分析其特点及应用。