Table of Contents:
  • 1. DC-DC converters : an introduction
  • 1.1. Introduction
  • 1.2. Switching DC-DC converters
  • 1.3. Some applications of DC-DC converters
  • 1.4. Application in renewable energy systems
  • 1.5. Digital devices
  • 1.6. Charging batteries
  • 1.7. Anatomy of power electronics converters
  • 1.8. About this book
  • 1.9. Conclusion
  • 2. Importance of control in DC-DC converters
  • 2.1. Introduction
  • 2.2. Simulation of DC-DC converters in Simulink®
  • 2.3. Simulation of a buck converter
  • 2.4. Effect of input voltage changes on output voltage of a buck converter
  • 2.5. Effect of output load changes on output voltage of a buck converter
  • 2.6. Conclusion
  • 3. Dynamics of DC-DC converters
  • 3.1. Introduction
  • 3.2. Overview of state space averaging (SSA)
  • 3.3. Illustrative example : buck converter
  • 3.4. Closed MOSFET case
  • 3.5. Open MOSFET case
  • 3.6. Averaging
  • 3.7. Linearization of the equations
  • 3.8. Obtaining the small signal transfer functions using MATLAB®
  • 3.9. Dynamic of a CCM CUK converter
  • 3.10. KUCA : a software tool to extract the transfer functions automatically
  • 3.11. Obtaining the bode plot using PSIM®
  • 3.12. Obtaining the algebraic transfer function of converters working in DCM
  • 3.13. Dynamics of PWM modulator
  • 3.14. Conclusion
  • 4. Controller design
  • 4.1. Introduction
  • 4.2. Controller design for a buck converter
  • 4.3. Loopshaping
  • 4.4. Older versions of Sisotool
  • 4.5. Manual controller design
  • 4.6. Controller design based on system identification
  • 4.7. Conclusion.