As mentioned in "Switching Regulators - Part 1", numerical solutions can be obtained by Laplace transform and fast Fourier transform (FFT) analysis, but this time we prefer to solve "analytically" or "algebraically". think.

current equation

In the step-down regulator basic circuit of Figure 1(a), during the charge period (On) in Figure 1(b) S1 is On and S2 is Off, and in the reverse discharge period (Off) in Figure 1(c) , i1 and i2, and the approximation is shown in Figure 2.

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Figure 1 Buck regulator
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Fig. 2 Current relational expression

You can cycle On and Off for i1 and i2 to obtain the current transient response. The result is as shown in "Switching type regulator - Part 1".

steady state

In Fig. 3, the currents i1 and i2 at the time when the steady state has sufficiently reached are assumed to be i1(0) and i2(0), respectively. and i2 are the results.

At steady state, i1(Off) equals i1(0) and i2(Off) equals i2(0).

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Fig. 3 Steady state

Figure 4 is the simultaneous equations obtained from Figure 2, and Figure 5 is the solution.

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Figure 4 Simultaneous equations of i1(0) and i2(0)
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Figure 5 Solution of the equation

boost regulator

We will omit the details of the calculations for the boost regulator, but we can obtain the solution in Figure 6 by performing a similar analysis.

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Figure 6 Output voltage of boost regulator

You can analyze circuits designed by SPICE and transients, i.e. numerical solutions, but you will need to solve them algebraically to design your own.

Recently, convenient tools have been provided, so analysis has become easy.

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