Practical Design of Buck Converter

Practical Design of Buck Converter

Practical Design of Buck Converter Dr. Taufik Associate Professor Electrical Engineering Department California Polytechnic State University, USA taufik@calpoly.edu http://www.ee.calpoly.edu/faculty/taufik Tutorial Outline • Brief Review of DC-DC Converter • Design Equations • Loss Considerations • Layout Considerations • Efficiency Improvement • Synchronous Buck • Resonant Buck • PWM Controller • Multiphase PECON 2008, Johor Bahru, Malaysia Practical Design of Buck Converter Taufik | Page 2 Review: DC-DC Converter Basics • A circuit employing switching network that converts a DC voltage at one level to another DC voltage • Two basic topologies: – Non-Isolated • Buck, Boost, Buck-Boost, Cuk, SEPIC – Isolated • Push-pull, Forward, Flyback, Half-Bridge, Full-Bridge PECON 2008, Johor Bahru, Malaysia Practical Design of Buck Converter Taufik | Page 3 Review: DC-DC Converter Basics • When ON: The output voltage is the same as the input voltage and the voltage across the switch is 0. • When OFF: The output voltage is zero and there is no current through the switch. • Ideally, the Power Loss is zero since output power = input power • Periodic opening and closing of the switch results in pulse output PECON 2008, Johor Bahru, Malaysia Practical Design of Buck Converter Taufik | Page 4 Review: DC-DC Converter Basics TDT 11 ton VvtdtVdtVD0 ===Dutycycle== D t f = ∫∫oii() on s TT00 T • Duty Cycle range: 0 < D < 1 • Two ways to vary the average output voltage: – Pulse Width Modulation (PWM), where ton is varied while the overall switching period T is kept constant – Pulse Frequency Modulation (PFM), where ton is kept constant while the switching period T is varied PECON 2008, Johor Bahru, Malaysia Practical Design of Buck Converter Taufik | Page 5 Review: DC-DC Converter Basics PECON 2008, Johor Bahru, Malaysia Practical Design of Buck Converter Taufik | Page 6 Review: DC-DC Converter Basics PECON 2008, Johor Bahru, Malaysia Practical Design of Buck Converter Taufik | Page 7 Review: DC-DC Converter Basics Source Side Load/User Side DC-DC Converter Wants: Wants: to switch DC Voltage and DC DC Voltage and DC Current Current Wants: No AC Component No Harmonics PECON 2008, Johor Bahru, Malaysia Practical Design of Buck Converter Taufik | Page 8 Review: DC-DC Converter Basics Source Side Load/User Side DC-DC Converter Gets: Wants: Current with some Voltage with some ripple ripple Needs Filtering PECON 2008, Johor Bahru, Malaysia Practical Design of Buck Converter Taufik | Page 9 What is Buck Converter? • A dc-dc converter circuit that steps down a dc voltage at its input • Non-isolated hence ideal for board-level circuitry where local conversion is needed – Cell-phones, PDAs, fax machines, copiers, scanners, computers, anywhere when there is the need to convert DC from one level (battery) to other levels • Widely used in low voltage low power applications • Synchronous version and resonant derivatives provide improved converter’s efficiency • Multiphase version supports low voltage high current applications PECON 2008, Johor Bahru, Malaysia Practical Design of Buck Converter Taufik | Page 10 The Basic Topology Controller • Two types of Conduction Modes – Continuous Conduction Mode (CCM) where Inductor current remains positive throughout the switching period – Discontinuous Conduction Mode (DCM) where Inductor current remains zero for some time in the switching period PECON 2008, Johor Bahru, Malaysia Practical Design of Buck Converter Taufik | Page 11 The Basic Topology PECON 2008, Johor Bahru, Malaysia Practical Design of Buck Converter Taufik | Page 12 Steady State Analysis of CCM Buck: Transfer Function • Inductor is the main storage element • Transfer function may be derived from Volt Second Balance: – Average Voltage across Inductor is Zero in steady state – Inductor looks like a short to a DC VvtvtL= Lon on+= Loff off 0 PECON 2008, Johor Bahru, Malaysia Practical Design of Buck Converter Taufik | Page 13 CCM Buck: Transfer Function • When the switch is closed or ON – Diode is reverse biased since • Cathode (at Positive of Input) more positive than Anode (at 0 volt) – Voltage across inductor: vVVLon= S− O – Recall that: D = ton/T – Then, duration of on time, ton: tDTon = PECON 2008, Johor Bahru, Malaysia Practical Design of Buck Converter Taufik | Page 14 CCM Buck: Transfer Function • When the switch is OPEN or OFF – Inductor discharges causing its voltage to reverse polarity – Diode conducts since • Anode (0 volt) is more positive than the Cathode (at some negative voltage) – Voltage across inductor: vVLoff=− O – Recall that: t = T – t = T – DT Î off on tDToff =−(1 ) PECON 2008, Johor Bahru, Malaysia Practical Design of Buck Converter Taufik | Page 15 CCM Buck: Transfer Function vtLon on+ v Loff t off = 0 ()VVDTVSO−+−−=( O)(10 DT) VDSOOO− VD−+ V VD =0 VDVOS= • Average output voltage is LESS than Input Voltage PECON 2008, Johor Bahru, Malaysia Practical Design of Buck Converter Taufik | Page 16 CCM Buck: Sizing Components For MOSFETs: Vds and Id L and Ipk C, V and Irms Vrrm, and If PECON 2008, Johor Bahru, Malaysia Practical Design of Buck Converter Taufik | Page 17 CCM Buck: Inductor Current • When switch is ON, Inductor is charging: di di VV− v = V −V = L L L = SO=⊕ L S O dt dt L VV− Δit=ΔSO LonL on VV− Δ=iDTSO Lon L PECON 2008, Johor Bahru, Malaysia Practical Design of Buck Converter Taufik | Page 18 CCM Buck: Inductor Current • When switch is OFF, Inductor is discharging: di di −V vVL=− = L L ==−O LOdt dt L −V Δ=itO Δ LoffL off −V Δ=iDTO ()1 − Loff L PECON 2008, Johor Bahru, Malaysia Practical Design of Buck Converter Taufik | Page 19 CCM Buck: Inductor Current Average Inductor Current = Average Output Current = Vo/R ΔiL • We can then determine ILmin and ILmax ΔiL VV0011(1)⎡⎤⎡ − D ⎤ IILLmin=− =−⎢⎥(1 − DTV ) = 0 ⎢ − ⎥ 22R ⎣⎦LRLf⎣ 2⎦ ΔiL VV0011(1)⎡⎤⎡ − D ⎤ IILLmax=+ =+⎢⎥(1 − DTV ) = 0 ⎢ + ⎥ 22RL⎣⎦⎣ RLf 2⎦ PECON 2008, Johor Bahru, Malaysia Practical Design of Buck Converter Taufik | Page 20 Sizing Inductor: Critical Inductance Minimum Load (output current) • ILmin is used to determine the Critical Inductance (Minimum Inductance value at which the inductor current reaches Boundary Conduction Mode) • Any inductance lower than critical inductance will cause the buck to operate in Discontinuous Conduction Mode • Requirement is set either by means of maximum ∆iL or by specifying the minimum percentage load where converter still maintains CCM • Set ILmin = 0, then solve for L = LC, then choose L > 1.05*LC ΔiL ⎡ 1(1)− D ⎤ (1− DR ) II==0 − = V − max max LLmin 0 ⎢ ⎥ LC = 22⎣ RLfmax C ⎦ 2 f PECON 2008, Johor Bahru, Malaysia Practical Design of Buck Converter Taufik | Page 21 Sizing Inductor: Critical Inductance (1− DR ) L = max max C 2 f Calculated at Minimum • Calculated at Minimum Output Input Voltage Current = Rmax = Vo/Iomin • Iomin is either given as percentage of load to maintain CCM, e.g. 10% load with CCM • Switching frequency normally chosen by the designer • Or, Iomin is calculated as specified by maximum ∆i , • The higher the switching L such that Iomin = ∆i /2 frequency, the smaller the required L critical inductance, i.e. beneficial for reducing size of Buck PECON 2008, Johor Bahru, Malaysia Practical Design of Buck Converter Taufik | Page 22 Sizing Inductor: Peak Current Maximum Load (output current) • ILmax is used to determine peak current rating of Inductor • Worst case maximum inductor current occurs at maximum load Î Maximum output power rating per specified required output voltage Δi ⎡ (1D ) ⎤ Calculated from L 1 − min Highest Input IILLmax=+ = V 0 ⎢ + ⎥ 22⎣ RLfmin ⎦ Voltage Chosen inductance value as discussed previously PECON 2008, Johor Bahru, Malaysia Practical Design of Buck Converter Taufik | Page 23 Sizing Switch: Voltage Rating • With ideal diode, the Vswitch-max = Vinmax • For non-ideal diode, Vswitch-max = Vinmax + VF where VF is the maximum forward drop across the diode (calculated at maximum load current) • Use safety factor of at least 20% • For MOSFET, the rating would be VDSmax PECON 2008, Johor Bahru, Malaysia Practical Design of Buck Converter Taufik | Page 24 Sizing Switch: Current Rating • Switch current rating is calculated based on average value • Draw switch current waveform and then compute the average value • By KCL, Inductor Current = Switch Current + Diode Current • During tON, Inductor current equals switch current • During tOFF, Inductor current equals diode current PECON 2008, Johor Bahru, Malaysia Practical Design of Buck Converter Taufik | Page 25 Switch Current Waveform iL ONOFF ON OFF ON OFF t T2T3T iSwitch t iDiode t PECON 2008, Johor Bahru, Malaysia Practical Design of Buck Converter Taufik | Page 26 Switch Current Waveform for Current Rating iLmax iSwitch iLmin Average Value ON ON ON t 0 T2T (iit+⋅) I = LLmin max on Switch 2⋅T ()[]iiiDTLLLmax−Δ + max ⋅ (2iiD−Δ) ⋅ I ==LLmax Switch 22⋅T ⎛⎞ΔiL IiSwitch=−⎜⎟ Lmax DIDID =⋅=⋅ L o ⎝⎠2 ISwitch−max>⋅ID o max max PECON 2008, Johor Bahru, Malaysia Practical Design of Buck Converter Taufik | Page 27 MOSFET Rating Example PECON 2008, Johor Bahru, Malaysia Practical Design of Buck Converter Taufik | Page 28 Sizing Diode (Schottky): Voltage Rating • Known as PIV (Peak Inverse Voltage) or VRRM is the maximum voltage across the diode • With ideal switch, the VRRM = Vinmax • For non-ideal diode, VRRM = Vinmax + VSW where VSW is the maximum forward drop across the switch (calculated at maximum load current) • Allow at least > 20% safety factor PECON 2008, Johor Bahru, Malaysia Practical Design of Buck Converter Taufik | Page 29 Sizing Diode (Schottky): Current

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