Use of FPGAs to Develop Energy-Saving DC-DC Control
Konferenz: PCIM Europe 2017 - International Exhibition and Conference for Power Electronics, Intelligent Motion, Renewable Energy and Energy Management
16.05.2017 - 18.05.2017 in Nürnberg, Deutschland
Tagungsband: PCIM Europe 2017
Seiten: 8Sprache: EnglischTyp: PDF
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Autoren:
Jeppesen, Ben (Intel FPGA, UK)
Gao, Ge (Imperial College, London, UK)
Katcha, Jason (Half Moon Ventures, USA)
Inhalt:
FPGAs provide complete flexibility in the digital control of switching power converters. This paper extends an existing DC-DC converter reference design with PWM control to create a new DC-DC converter controller combining PI control for load voltage control with hysteresis control for inductor current control. Model-based design is used to develop from offline simulation to real-time implementation with automatic code generation. The hysteresis controller is shown to reduce switching losses, improve inductor current and voltage control, and use fewer FPGA resources compared to the original PWM controller.