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Discrete modeling and analysis of switching regulators

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Packard, Dennis John (1976) Discrete modeling and analysis of switching regulators. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/VR66-DX76. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-01082008-110208

Abstract

A simplified method for finding and using discrete small-signal models for switching regulators is presented. With introduction of a new "straight-line" approximation, and application of root locus techniques, it is demonstrated that discrete models may be used accurately to predict wide bandwidth closed-loop behavior with methods simple enough to be useful in the initial design phase of a switching regulator. The principal result is a set of converter transfer functions comparable to the set derived by describing function techniques, but not subject to the low frequency restriction of describing function models. Also presented is a set of pulse-width modulator transfer functions which indicates that the potential small-signal transient behavior of a switching regulator is independent of the choice of modulator.

Item Type:Thesis (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
Degree Grantor:California Institute of Technology
Division:Engineering and Applied Science
Major Option:Electrical Engineering
Thesis Availability:Public (worldwide access)
Research Advisor(s):
  • Middlebrook, Robert David
Thesis Committee:
  • Unknown, Unknown
Defense Date:24 May 1976
Record Number:CaltechETD:etd-01082008-110208
Persistent URL:https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-01082008-110208
DOI:10.7907/VR66-DX76
Default Usage Policy:No commercial reproduction, distribution, display or performance rights in this work are provided.
ID Code:70
Collection:CaltechTHESIS
Deposited By: Imported from ETD-db
Deposited On:09 Jan 2008
Last Modified:20 Dec 2019 19:59

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