Accurate, high-speed simulation of transient response and frequency characteristics of switching converters

Author

Sugimoto, Shoko ; Suzuki, Masahiro ; Sugimoto, Yasuhiro

Author_Institution

Adv. Intell. Res. Inc., Tokyo, Japan

fYear

2010

fDate

6-9 Dec. 2010

Firstpage

464

Lastpage

467

Abstract

This paper proposes a fast, precise transient response and frequency characteristics simulation method for switching converters. This method uses a behavioral simulation tool (MATLAB/Simulink) without using a SPICE-like analog simulator. The nonlinear operation of the circuit is considered, and the nonlinear function is realized by defining the formula based on the circuit operation and by applying feedback. The transient response and frequency characteristics of a current-mode boost DC-DC converter and a charge pump that were designed using a 0.18-um CMOS process were simulated by SPICE and the proposed program on a behavioral simulation tool, which we named NSTVR (New Simulation Tool for Voltage Regulators). Simulation results showed good agreement, yet NSTVR was more than 85 times faster than SPICE in CPU time in calculating frequency characteristics of a current-mode boost DC-DC converter.

Keywords

CMOS integrated circuits; DC-DC power convertors; SPICE; current-mode circuits; switching convertors; transient response; CMOS process; MATLAB; SPICE; Simulink; behavioral simulation tool; charge pump; current-mode boost DC-DC converter; frequency characteristics; high-speed simulation; size 0.18 mum; switching converters; transient response; Charge pumps; Equations; Integrated circuit modeling; Mathematical model; SPICE; Switching circuits; Transient response;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Circuits and Systems (APCCAS), 2010 IEEE Asia Pacific Conference on

Conference_Location

Kuala Lumpur

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-7454-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/APCCAS.2010.5775043

Filename

5775043