SWITCHING

BUCK
CONVERTER
SWITCHING BUCK REGULATOR
GROUP 5
ARELLANO, EDILYN G.
BOTARDO, JOSEPH JEREMY B.
GARCIA, ROSBYNE MITZI M.
CAY, MART LOUIS D.
SARMIENTO, CARL JASON L.
AGENDA
• To design a switching buck regulator in
Multisim which complies to the following
specifications:
– Input voltage of 9-24 V
– Output current load of 1.5-2A
– Output power load of ~10W
– Output Voltage: 5V
• To observe and plot the output voltage
regulation of the circuit design
 DESIGN DIAGRAM
The main idea
behind the design is
presented
by a design diagram.

This diagram is the

base design
reference for the
Final Circuit Design

The switching buck converter design consists of a Power

Stage, Feedback, and the Controller Circuit.
POWER STAGE

State 1(b): Switch is

on; Input charges
inductor

State 2(a): Switch is

off; Inductor holds up
output
CONTROLLER CIRCUIT: PWM Generator
The Control
technique for
the DC-DC
converter uses
a Ramp
Generator
compared with
the Error
voltage to
produce a
PWM signal.
 PRE-DESIGN

• The design is configured to give the

desired output. (5V)
• Problem: Linear Regulation
 PRE-DESIGN

• The design is configured to produce a PWM signal

• Problem: Unwanted signals in the PWM.
Final Design
 MATERIALS
• PMOS Transistor – IRF9530
• Resistors (1K, 10K)
• Capacitors (0.22nF,10nF,
10000uF)
• LM833 Dual Op-amp
• Inductor (470 uH)
• 5.1 V Zener Diode – 1N5231B
• Schottky Diode – 1n5822
• NPN Transistors – 2N3904
• PNP Transistors – 2N3906
• Load Resistors
 ACTUAL RESULTS: 1st Test
Input Voltage Measured Output Voltage
Measured Output Voltage 9 5.236
5.31
10 5.242
5.3 11 5.246
12 5.25
5.29
13 5.254
Output Voltage

5.28 14 5.258
15 5.263
5.27 16 5.268

5.26 17 5.272
18 5.278
5.25 19 5.282
20 5.287
5.24
21 5.292
5.23 22 5.295
0 5 10 15 20 25 30
23 5.3
Input Voltage
24 5.304

This is the actual result without loading condition.

The reference voltage needs to be fine tuned.
 ACTUAL RESULTS: 2nd Test
Input
OUTPUT VOLTAGE Voltage 10 Ohms 3 Ohms 2.5 Ohms
(V)
10 Ohms 3 Ohms 2.5 Ohms
9 5.051 5.047 5.044
5.16
10 5.059 5.058 5.057
5.14 11 5.066 5.067 5.066
12 5.073 5.075 5.075
5.12 13 5.078 5.081 5.082
Output Voltage

14 5.083 5.088 5.09

5.1 15 5.088 5.091 5.095
16 5.092 5.1 5.101
5.08
17 5.098 5.104 5.107
5.06 18 5.104 5.112 5.114
19 5.109 5.117 5.118
5.04 20 5.113 5.12 5.125
21 5.116 5.127 5.128
5.02
22 5.12 5.135 5.13
0 5 10 15 20 25 30
Input Voltage 23 5.127 5.139 5.137
24 5.132 5.141 5.144

The Buck Converter design was tested on varying loads. Higher load gives
better voltage regulation.
 ACTUAL OUTPUT
Ripple Voltage
2.5 Ohms 3 Ohms 10 Ohms

160

140

120
Ripple Voltage (mV)

100

80

60

40

20

0
0 5 10 15 20 25 30
Input Voltage

The ripple voltage was observed to be acceptable at 10 Ohms Load.

20-100 mV