Publication Date
2009
Document Type
Thesis
Committee Members
Marian Kazimierczuk (Committee Member), Kuldip Rattan (Advisor), Joseph F. Thomas, Jr. (Other), Kefu Xue (Other), Xiaodong Zhang (Committee Member)
Degree Name
Master of Science in Engineering (MSEgr)
Abstract
Modern electronics are operating at lower voltages with higher currents, requiring power converters to deliver these requirements efficiently. In this thesis, a switch-inductor buck converter is designed for the required specifications; and for the selected design, component losses and efficiency are calculated. A MATLAB/Simulink model is constructed, and tested in the presence of load and source disturbances to show the converter cannot maintain the desired output voltage when the disturbances are applied.
A fuzzy logic PID controller is designed to regulate the duty cycle of the converter to control the output voltage. Control surfaces are designed for proportional, integral, and derivative gains of the fuzzy PID controller. The compensated power converter is tested using the Simulink model in the presence of the disturbances, and it is shown that the fuzzy controller is capable of keeping the power converter output voltage within the operating requirements, while improving system speed and stability.
Page Count
64
Department or Program
Department of Electrical Engineering
Year Degree Awarded
2009
Copyright
Copyright 2009, all rights reserved. This open access ETD is published by Wright State University and OhioLINK.
