Lab 14: To Study Implementation of Boost Converter Using

Pspice.
Objectives:
To simulate the Boost converter using PSPICE software and obtain the variation of output
voltage with duty cycle variation.

Introduction:
A process that changes one DC voltage to a different DC voltage is called DC to DC conversion.
A boost converter is sometimes called a step-up converter since it steps up the source voltage.
A switch is shown, for which a device belonging to transistor family like Thyristor, IGBT,
MOSFET etc. are generally used. Also, a diode is used in series with the load.

A boost converter (step-up converter) is a power converter with an output DC voltage greater
than its input DC voltage. It is a class of switching-mode power supply (SMPS) containing at
least two semiconductor switches (a diode and a transistor) and at least one energy storage
element. Filters made of capacitors (sometimes in combination with inductors) are normally
added to the output of the converter to reduce output voltage ripple.

The basic principle of a Boost converter consists of 2 distinct states:

in the On-state, the switch S is closed, resulting in an increase in the inductor current;

in the Off-state, the switch is open and the only path offered to inductor current is
through the fly back diode D, the capacitor C and the load R. This results in transferring
the energy accumulated during the On-state into the capacitor.

Apparatus:

PC installed with PSPICE Software

VDC (voltage source)

VPULSE (voltage source)

IRF150 (Switch)

R (Resistance)

L (Inductance)
C (Capacitance)

DIN4002 (Diode)

GND_SIGNAL/CAPSYM

Circuit Diagram:
 L1 D1
1 2

40uH
V2 D1N4002
M2 C1 R1

5v dc IRF150 12.8u 10
V1 = 0 V1
V2 = 5
TD = 0
TR = .01us
PW = .004ms
TF = .01us
PER = .02ms 0
dutycycle = PW/PER
fswitch = 50khz
ripple = 0.01
inductance = {dutycycle)/(resistance*ripple*fswitch)}
capacitance =
{(dutycycle*(1-dutycycle)*(1-dutycycle)*resistance)/(2*fswitch)}

PLOT NO-1 DUTY CYCLE=0.3

PLOT NO-2 DUTY CYCLE=0.5

Conclusions:

The plot of various Duty Cycle for boost Converter shows that output voltage can be varied by
changing the duty cycle. Hence the step up version of source voltage can be obtained at the
output.