BUCK AND BOOST CIRCUIT

TYPE OF CONVERTER Buck (Step Down) Boost (Step Up) Buck - Boost (Step Down/Up)
L1 CR1 ID Q1 CR1
(+) ID (+) (+) (-)
V1
Q1
IRL
IO
CIRCUIT CONFIGURATION L1
(+) + -
VIN IRL VIN Q1 CI RL VO VIN IL1 L1 C1 RL VO
- +
V1
+
CR1 C1 RL VO
-
IRL

(-) (-) (-) (-) (+)

VO ton VO TS 1 VO ton D
IDEAL TRANSFER FUNCTION D
VIN TS VIN TS-ton (1-D) VIN TS-ton 1-D

IL1 1 IL1 1 IL1

PEAK DRAIN CURRENT IDMAX IRL IDMAX IRL IDMAX IRL
2 1-D 2 1-D 2

PEAK DRAIN VOLTAGE VDS VIN VD VDS VO VD VDS VIN VO VD

AVERAGE DIODE CURRENTS ICR1 IRL(1-D) ICR1 IRL ICR1 IRL

DIODE VOLTAGES (VRM) VRM VIN VRM VO VRM VO VIN

ID
ID ID Q1
Q1 TON Q1 TS TON

t
t t ton
TS TS-ton ICRI
ICRI ICRI IRL
VOLTAGE AND
CURRENT WAVEFORMS t
t t TS-TON

IU
IU IU
ILI
ILI ILI t
t t

VI
VI VI
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 BUCK AND BOOST CIRCUIT
TYPE OF CONVERTER Half Bridge Full Bridge
ID

(+) (+) ID
ID
(+)
C1 Q1 CR1
(-) Q1 CR1 Q3 CR3
N1 N1 (+) (-)

CIRCUIT CONFIGURATION VIN

ID VIN ID ID

(+) N2 N2 N2 N2
CR3 CR4 Q2 CR2 Q2 CR3 Q4 CR4
(-)

CR5 CR6
(-) (-)
L1 L1

IRL IRL

(+) (+)
C3 RL VO C2 RL VO
(-) (-)

VO N2 ton N2 VO N2 ton N2
IDEAL TRANSFER FUNCTION (D) 2 2 (D)
VIN N1 TS N1 VIN N1 TS N1

N2 IL1 N2 IL1
PEAK DRAIN CURRENT IDMAX I IMAG IDMAX I IMAG
N1 RL 2 N1 RL 2
magnetizing current magnetizing current
IMAG Peak IMAG Peak

PEAK DRAIN VOLTAGE VDS VIN VDS VIN

IRL
AVERAGE DIODE CURRENTS ICR3 ICR5 IRL
2
IRL ICR6 IRL
ICR4
2
N2 N2
VCR3 VIN VCR5 2VIN VCR1 VIN
N1 N1
DIODE VOLTAGES (VRM) VRM VRM
N2 N2
VCR4 VIN VCR6 2VIN VCR2 VIN
N1 N1
ID ID
Q1 Q1, Q4
t t
ID Q2 ID Q2, Q3
ICR5
ton
ICR3

t t
VOLTAGE AND TS

CURRENT WAVEFORMS ICR4 ICR6

t t
TS
VDS VDS ton
Q1 Q1, Q4

t t

VDS VDS
Q2 Q2, Q3

t t
ILI ILI
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