2. Contents
What is chopper
Principle of operation of chopper
Steady state analysis
Switch mode regulator..
.Buck converter (Step-down converter)
.Boost converter (Step-up converter)
.Buck-Boost converter (Step-down/step-up converter) and
3. A chopper is a static device which is used to obtain a variable dc
voltage from a constant dc voltage source.
Also known as dc‐to‐dc converter.
It offers greater efficiency, faster response, lower maintenance,
smaller size and smooth control.
Widely used in trolley cars, battery operated vehicles, traction
motor control, control of large number of dc motors, etc…
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4. Principle of Chopper Operation
Output wave form
Chopper circuit
Toff
5. • During the time period Ton the chopper is turned on and the
load voltage is equal to source voltage Vs.
• During the interval Toff the chopper is off and the load current will
be flowing though the freewheeling diode FD .
The load terminals are short circuited by FD and the load voltage is
therefore zero during Toff. Thus, a chopped dc voltage is produced
at the load terminals.
We can see from the graph that the load current is continuous.
During the time period Ton, load current rises but during Toff load
current decays .
6. Average load Voltage,
V0 = Ton/ (Ton +Toff) * Vs = (Ton/T) V
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here T = Ton +Toff
A = Ton /T = duty cycle
So ‘ V0=A Vs
& V0 = f. Ton .Vs
f= 1/T = chopping frequency
12. As shown in Fig. the buck converter consists of a DC supply or a
rectified AC output, two switches i.e. D (diode) and S (can be
semi-controlled or fully-controlled power electronics switches),
two-pole low-pass filter (L and C) and a load.
(i) When the switch is ON condition (ie, TON), the input provides
energy to inductor and output.
(ii) The difference between the input and output voltage is applied
to inductor as shown in waveform.
(iii) When the switch is turned off, the inductor current will flow in
the same direction to load. It is inductor property to maintain the
current flow in the same direction.
(iv) The freewheeling diode D1 is forward biased at this time and
completes the inductor current path.
Let the duty ratio of switch S be…
D =Ton/T whrer T= Ton+ Toff