Expression for The Output Voltage of Step Up Chopper
Q. Describe stop up chopper with neat circuit diagram. Draw its input and output waveforms.
Q. Explain principle of step up chopper with neat be circuit diagram. Derive the expression of output voltage.
Assuming that the current ripple △I is small, i.e. assuming current io, to be constant, equal to I amp the energy input Ei to the inductor during the on time of chopper (mode I) will be,
Ei = V x I x TON
The energy EO, delivered by the inductor to the load in mode II will be,
x TOFF
Where VO , is the instantaneous load voltage.
In a system that has no losses, the energy stored by the inductor must be equal to the energy delivered by it to the load. Therefore
Ei = EO
V x I x TON = (VO – V) x I x TOFF
vo = V TON/ TOFF + V
vo = V (TON+TOFF)/ TOFF
vo = V(T)/ TOFF = VxT/(T – TON)
vo= V/[1 – TON/T] = V(1 – D)
This is the desired expression.
As shown by Equation (2.8.4), the instantaneous load voltage will be dependent on the duty cycle D.
In this way the load voltage of the step up chopper is greater than the input dc voltage and can be varied by varying the duty cycle D.
If a large capacitor C is connected across the load as shown by the dashed lines in Figure A . the output voltage will be continuous and vo, would become equal to the average value VLdc.
Variation in Output Voltage :
Figure B shows the variation in the output voltage with the value of the duty cycle D.
D |
vO |
vO/V |
0 |
V volts |
1 |
0.2 |
1.25 V |
1.25 |
0.4 |
1.66 V |
1.66 |
0.6 |
2.5 V |
2.5 |
0.8 |
5 V |
5 |
0.9 |
10 V |
10 |
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Figure A |
Waveforms :
The voltage waveforms at different points of the step up chopper are as shown in Figure B.
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Figure B |