SEPIC Converter

Designing A SEPIC Converter

The single-ended primary-inductor converter (SEPIC) is a type of DC/DC converter that allows the
electrical potential (voltage) at its output to be greater than, less than, or equal to that at its input. The
output of the SEPIC is controlled by the duty cycle of the control switch (S1).

A SEPIC is essentially a boost converter followed by an inverted buck-boost converter, therefore

it is similar to a traditional buck-boost converter, but has advantages of having non-inverted output (the
output has the same voltage polarity as the input), using a series capacitor to couple energy from the
input to the output (and thus can respond more gracefully to a short-circuit output), and being capable of
true shutdown: when the switch S1 is turned off enough, the output (V0) drops to 0 V, following a fairly
hefty transient dump of charge.

SEPIC Converter with coupled Inductor:

Fig: Circuit Diagram Of SEPIC Converter

Mathematical Modeling:

Output Voltage:
𝑉𝑜 𝐷
=
𝑉𝑠 ! − 𝐷

𝑉𝑜 = 𝐼0 ∗ 𝑅
Switching Time:
1
𝑇𝑠 =
𝑓𝑠
Inductor Current:
𝑉𝑜 ∗ 𝐼𝑜
𝐼𝐿1 =
𝑉𝑠
𝐼𝐿2 = 𝐼𝑜
∆𝐼𝐿1 = 𝐼𝐿1 ∗ 𝑟𝑖𝑝𝑝𝑙𝑒
∆𝐼𝐿2 = 𝐼𝐿2 ∗ 𝑟𝑖𝑝𝑝𝑙𝑒
Inductor Value:
𝑉𝑠 ∗ 𝐷
∆𝐼𝐿 =
𝐿 ∗ 𝑓𝑠
𝑉𝑠 ∗ 𝐷
𝐿=
∆𝐼𝐿 ∗ 𝑓𝑠
 𝑉𝑠 ∗ 𝐷
𝐿1 =
∆𝐼𝐿1 ∗ 𝑓𝑠

𝑉𝑠 ∗ 𝐷
𝐿2 =
∆𝐼𝐿2 ∗ 𝑓𝑠
Capacitor Value:

𝐷 ∗ 𝑉𝑜
𝐶1 = 𝐶2 =
𝑅 ∗ ∆𝑉𝑜 ∗ 𝑓𝑠
Example: {Data taken from research paper}
𝑉𝑠 = 18 𝑉
𝑉𝑜 = 27 𝑉
𝐿1 = 26.67 𝜇𝐻
𝐿2 = 40 𝜇𝐻
20% Ripple assume
𝐶1 = 100 𝜇𝐻
𝐶2 = 100 𝜇𝐻
𝑅 =2Ω
𝑓𝑠 = 100 𝑘𝐻𝑧
𝐼𝐿1 = 20.25 𝐴
𝐼𝐿2 = 𝐼𝑜 = 13.5 𝐴
∆𝐼𝐿1 = 1.05 𝐴
∆𝐼𝐿2 = 2.7 𝐴
 Simulation of SEPIC Converter

1. SEPIC Converter with coupled Inductor same polarity:

• Simulink Model:

• Results:
2. SEPIC Converter with coupled Inductor different polarity:

• Simulink Model

• Results
3. Isolated SEPIC Converter with same polarity:

• Simulink Model:

• Result:
4. Isolated SEPIC Converter with opposite polarity:

• Simulink Model

• Result: