Title :
Instruction set modeling of micro-controllers for power converter simulation
Author_Institution :
Philips Research, Briarcliff Manor, NY, USA
Abstract :
Simulation has become an increasingly important design tool as power converter technology has evolved. Programmable digital control requires a simulation model that can incorporate the control software without degrading the speed of the simulator. This can be accomplished by extending the instruction set model (ISM) concept originally developed for digital simulations. This paper develops the principles by which the ISM concept can be adapted to the analog/mixed-signal simulation of power converters. A model of a commercial microcontroller is used to present typical simulation applications that demonstrate the important benefits achieved.
Keywords :
analogue simulation; control system CAD; digital control; digital simulation; hardware-software codesign; instruction sets; microcontrollers; power convertors; power engineering computing; programmable controllers; CPU modeling; analog simulation; control software; design tool; digital simulations; hardware/software co-simulation; instruction set modeling; micro-controllers; mixed-signal simulation; power converter simulation; programmable digital control; Application software; Central Processing Unit; Circuit simulation; Computational modeling; Digital control; Hardware; Microcontrollers; Power system modeling; Software algorithms; Timing;
Conference_Titel :
Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition, 2003. APEC '03. Eighteenth Annual IEEE
Conference_Location :
Miami Beach, FL, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7768-0
DOI :
10.1109/APEC.2003.1179338
