Marn-Go Kim

Modeling of the Sampling Effect in the P-Type Average Current Mode Control

This paper presents the modeling of the sampling effect in the p-type average current mode control. The prediction of the high frequency components near half of the switching frequency in the current loop gain is given for the p-type average current mode control. By the proposed model, the prediction accuracy is improved when compared to that of conventional models. The proposed method is applied to a buck converter, and then the measurement results are analyzed.

Error Amplifier Design of Peak Current Controlled (PCC) Buck LED Driver

A discrete time-domain modeling and analysis for the peak current controlled (PCC) buck light-emitting diode (LED) driver is presented in this paper. The discrete time-domain equation representing the buck LED driver is derived and linearized about the equilibrium state. Also the switching control law, the proportional-integral compensator is used here as an example of the error amplifier, is linearized about the equilibrium state. The linearized buck LED driver and the control law are then combined to arrive at a linearized PCC buck LED driver. The root-locus method is employed to analyze the closed-loop system. The design guidelines and experimental results for the PCC buck LED driver are presented.

Proportional-Integral (PI) Compensator Design of Duty-Cycle-Controlled Buck LED Driver

A discrete time-domain modeling and design for the duty-cycle-controlled buck light-emitting diode (LED) driver is presented in this paper. The discrete time-domain equation representing the buck LED driver is derived and linearized about the equilibrium state. Also the switching control law, the proportional-integral (PI) compensator is used here as an example of the error amplifier, is linearized about the equilibrium state. The linearized buck LED driver and the control law are then combined to arrive at a linearized duty-cycle-controlled buck LED driver. The root-locus method is employed to analyze the dynamic performance of the closed-loop system. Based on the modeling result, a practical design equation for the PI compensator is derived. Experimental results are presented to verify the validity of the proposed PI compensator design.

An improved two-switch flyback converter with regenerative clamping

A novel soft-switching two-switch flyback converter is proposed in this article. This converter is composed of two active power switches, a flyback transformer and two passive regenerative clamping circuits. The proposed converter has the advantages of a low-cost circuit configuration, a simple control scheme, high efficiency, and a wide operating range. The circuit topology, analysis, design considerations and experimental results of the new flyback converter are presented.

Time-Delay Effects on DC Characteristics of Peak Current Controlled Power LED Drivers

New discrete time domain models for the peak current controlled (PCC) power LED drivers in continuous conduction mode include for the first time the effects of the time delay in the pulse-width-modulator. Realistic amounts of time delay are found to have significant effects on the average output LED current and on the critical inductor value at the boundary between the two conduction modes. Especially, the time delay can provide an accurate LED current for the PCC buck converter with a wide input voltage. The models can also predict the critical inductor value at the mode boundary as functions of the input voltage and the time delay. The overshoot of the peak inductor current due to the time delay results in the increase of the average output current and the reduction of the critical inductor value at the mode boundary in all converters. Experimental results are presented for the PCC buck LED driver with constant-frequency controller.

Performance Improvement of Sensorless Control of IPMSM using Active Flux Concept by Improved Current Estimators

In this paper, the performance improvement of the sensorless control of IPMSM employing the active flux concept by the improved current estimator is presented. The accuracy of the current estimator used in a previous report is degraded when the motor parameters are not known exactly. A simple current estimator derived from estimated flux is proposed to improve the position estimation performance. In order to show the usefulness of the proposed estimation method, the simulation results using Matlab/Simulink and the experiment results are presented.

A Study on Startup-Characteristic of Sensorless Controlled IPMSM Employing Sliding Mode Observer

This paper presents the improvement of start-up characteristic of sensorless controlled IPMSM(Interior Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor) with SMO(Sliding Mode Observer). It is difficult to utilize the rotor position information at starting point for the back EMF estimation based sensorless control. For this reason, open loop control is normally used during start-up period. However, changing from open loop to closed loop control might bring a problem on the transient characteristics for difference load conditions. To solve this problem, we add another rotor angle controller. Simulation results and experimental results are presented to verify proposed method.

High-Performance Current-Mode-Controller Design of Buck LED Driver With Slope Compensation

A discrete time domain modeling and analysis for the current-mode-controlled (CMC) buck LED driver with slope compensation is presented in this paper. The discrete time domain equation representing the buck LED driver is derived and linearized about the equilibrium state. Also, the switching control law, the proportional-integral compensator is used here as an example of the error amplifier, is linearized about the equilibrium state. The linearized buck LED driver and the control law are then combined to arrive at a linearized CMC buck LED driver. The root-locus method is employed to analyze the closed-loop system. The design guidelines and experimental results for the CMC buck LED driver are presented.

An Efficient Clamp to Reduce Switch Voltage Stress of Forward Converter

In this study, an efficient clamp is proposed to reduce the switch voltage stress of a forward converter. The proposed clamp consists of a conventional LC snubber, a tertiary winding, and a diode. When the switch is turned OFF, the magnetizing inductor energy of the transformer is recovered directly into the flyback output, which is the tertiary winding and diode network, instead of circulating in the LC snubber. Therefore, switch voltage stress and circulating current caused by the magnetizing inductor energy are reduced. This condition improves the efficiency of the forward converter with limited switch voltage stress. A theoretical analysis and the design guidelines of the proposed converter are provided. Experimental results are also reported.