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UNIT - III

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Contents
 Introduction
 Principle of Chopper action
 Buck Chopper
 Boost Chopper
 Buck-Boost Chopper
 Different Quadrant Operation of Chopper

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Principle of Operation

Assuming the switch is ideal


The output is the same as the input when the switch ON
And the output is zero when the switch OFF
Periodic opening and closing of the switch gives the pulsed
output waveform. The average or DC component of the output
voltage is

FIGURE 1
(a) Schematic of a chopper circuit. (b) Output voltage

The ratio is known as the duty ratio and denoted as D.


Further, it is evident that
Vo(av) < Vdc, and hence this configuration is called as a
step-down chopper.

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The output voltage of a chopper can be controlled in two ways.
a. Pulse-Width Modulation Control:
In this control strategy, the ON time, Ton, is varied, but the chopping frequency, f, and hence the chopping
period(T) is kept constant.
b. Frequency Modulation Control:
In this type, the chopping frequency, f, is varied, and either ON time, Ton, or OFF time (T-Ton ) is kept
constant.
Pulse width modulation is commonly employed for dc motor speed control, whereas frequency modulation is
suitable for switching power supplies.

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Buck Converter:

Circuit of Buck Converter

When Switch When Switch

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When switch is ON:
By applying KVL By applying KCL

When switch is OFF:


By applying KVL By applying KCL

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Voltage gain of Buck Converter: Charge-Second Balance Average Source Current
By Volt-Second Balance
The average of the current flowing across the
The average of the voltage applied across the
capacitor must be zero. Using Power conservation
inductor must be zero.

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Ripple in Inductor Current :

Taking one interval either 0 < t <DT or DT < t < T

0 < t <DT

= (1-D) > 0

L : charges

= = L(Imax - Imin)/DT

L(∆IL / DT) = (1-D)

∆IL = D(1-D) / fL

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