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LUCAS Lab 1 Elecs

The document outlines a laboratory experiment on power electronics, focusing on input voltage variation, duty cycle variation, load variation, and inductance variation in a buck converter. Results are tabulated for various input voltages, duty cycles, load resistances, and inductance values, highlighting the relationship between these parameters and output voltage ripple. The experiment concludes with the identification of boundary conduction conditions for load resistance and inductance.

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LUCAS Lab 1 Elecs

The document outlines a laboratory experiment on power electronics, focusing on input voltage variation, duty cycle variation, load variation, and inductance variation in a buck converter. Results are tabulated for various input voltages, duty cycles, load resistances, and inductance values, highlighting the relationship between these parameters and output voltage ripple. The experiment concludes with the identification of boundary conduction conditions for load resistance and inductance.

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ECE324L-18 - Electronics 6: Power Electronics (Lab)

LABORATORY 1

Performed and presented by:

ALLEN JAMES LUCAS

INSTRUCTOR:

Engr. Abel
2. Input Voltage Variation. By maintaining an average voltage of 12V at the
output, adjust the duty cycle of the pulse generator when the input voltage is
20V. Repeat the same procedure for input voltages of 15V, 25V, 30V, 35V and
40V. Tabulate the results.
Voltage Output Voltage input Duty Cycle Simulation
12V 20 62%

12V 15 82. 5%

12V 25 50%

12V 30 42.09%

12V 35 36%

12V 40 31.5%

3. Duty Cycle Variation. Adjust the duty cycle from 10% to 80% in steps of 10%
while measuring the average and ripple voltages across the output for each
value of the duty cycle. Explain any difference from the ideal buck converter.
Tabulate the results.

Duty Cycle Voltage ripple @ Vout


10% 1.375V
20% 3.4V
30% 5.43V
40% 7.47V
50% 9.51V
60% 11.54V
70% 13.54V
80% 15.58V

Higher Voltage ripple than expected. An ideal case , the output capacitor smooths the voltage resulting
in a much smaller ripple

Effect of the load and switching frequency. If the Load resistance changes the ripple voltage may
increase due to higher peak currents at larger duty cycle. At higher duty cycles , the inductor may enter
BCM or DCM, causing fluctuations in ripple voltage.

4. Load Variation. Increase the load resistance from 6Ω in steps of 1 Ω until the
load current reaches boundary conduction. Note the peak-to-peak ripple and
average values of the output voltage and inductor current for each resistor
value. At what load resistance does the buck converter reaches boundary
conduction?

The Load Resistance when it reach BCM is 50 Ohms

5. Inductance Variation. Vary the inductance of the buck converter in (1) until
the inductor current reaches boundary conduction. Tabulate the peak-to
peak ripple and average values of the output voltage and inductor current for
each inductance value.

Inductance (μH) Vout (V) Vout (V) IL (A) IL (A)


peak to peak average peak to peak average
20 0.01 9.505 2.58 1.89
19 0.016 9.499 3.80 1.90
18 0.021 9.505 3.31 1.91
17 0.021 9.5035 2.96 1.88
16 0.019 9.5055 3.15 1.854
15 0.020 9.502 3.69 1.895
14 0.021 9.5055 3.93 1.894
13 0.020 9.54 3.90 1.894

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