Application of nonlinear design optimization for power converter components

Author

Ridley, Raymond B. ; Zhou, Chen ; Lee, Fred C Y

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Virginia Polytech. Inst. & State Univ., Blacksburg, VA, USA

Volume

5

Issue

1

fYear

1990

fDate

1/1/1990 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

29

Lastpage

40

Abstract

A computer-aided-design approach for power converter components is described. A designer with a minimum of programming and optimization experience can interface with nonlinear optimization routines to rapidly perform design trade-offs that would be impossible by hand. A power converter design using MOSFET and bipolar-junction-transistor (BJT) switches is shown to illustrate the power of optimization routines in power electronics. Realistic design values and available vendor components can be incorporated in a design without using an extensive database program structure. A practical example is given with experimental data to verify the accuracy and usefulness of optimization software

Keywords

CAD; bipolar transistors; insulated gate field effect transistors; optimisation; power convertors; power engineering computing; semiconductor switches; BJT switches; MOSFET switches; bipolar-junction-transistor switches; computer-aided-design; nonlinear design optimization; power converter components; power electronics; Application software; Constraint optimization; Design automation; Design optimization; MOSFET circuits; Power MOSFET; Power electronics; Switches; Switching converters; Transistors;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Power Electronics, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0885-8993

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/63.45997

Filename

45997