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Graeme Kelly

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Hello i have designed a boost converter that works on matlab but i am trying to simulate on multisim before i build it but i can seem to get this working i am looking for some assistance . the boost converter is meant to be boosting 3.75 V to 12.8 V to charge a battery

my parameters are
Duty cycle = 73 %
Switching frequency = 200000
Inductor= 0.8 x10-4
capacitor= 370x10-6
mosfet irf520n

Any help would be appreciated
 

Harald Kapp

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Post a schematic. A list of components alone is worthless.
And tell us exactly where the trouble lies. "Not working" is way too general.
 

Graeme Kelly

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i have posted the schematic in this post. I am only getting 4.85 volts , when i was carrying out my duty cycle and components calculation for an output voltage of 12.8 v
 

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How long is your (virtual) simulation time? Has the ciruit reached a stable state?
What's the 12 V battery V2 doing at the output? Remove it.
What's the voltage of U1? Is it high enough to completely turn Q1 on and off?
 

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Are you running at 20kHz or 200kHz?
Are you turning on Q1 fully.
 

Graeme Kelly

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thanks for your response i really appreciate it . The simulation doesn't have a stop time so runs continuously. I put the battery in as i am trying to simulate charging of a battery. when i take the battery out the output voltage goes to 99 volts. i have attached a picture so you can see. V1 is 3.75 volts that is the voltage that i am trying to boost up to 12.8 so i can charge a 12 volt battery.

I am running it a 20 kHz
 

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I put the battery in as i am trying to simulate charging of a battery
That won't work.
Use a large capacitor instead. It is not going to be the same as a real battery but lets you observe the charging process.
 

Graeme Kelly

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I have put in a 3x-6F capacitor and it is still giving the same out put voltage . can you suggest anything as i don't know what to try as i have exhausted any ideas i have. i have attached a picture so you can see.

Thanks again for all your help
 

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Graeme Kelly

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as i am looking for a output voltage of 12.8 and i seem to be getting 99.412 V

I have done all the calculation for duty cycle, inductor and capacitor.

could it be the mosfet i am using ?
 

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Change the battery to a resistor that would drop 12.8V at the desired charging current.

Also, the IRF520 required 10V to turn on completely. What is the voltage of your pulse source? For a real circuit, running off a 3.7V battery you will have to use not just a logic level MOSFET but one with an unusually low threshold voltage.

Bob
 

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Here is a simulation, using all your parameters, a logic level MOSFET and a 12.8Ω load to simulate approximately 1A of charging current. Looks pretty good to me.

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Bob
 

Graeme Kelly

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hello bob thanks for your reply . see if i was to build this circuit would i put the 12.8 volt resistor in series with the battery to keep the voltage to 12.8 v ?
 

Graeme Kelly

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i have put a 12.8 ohm resistor in and i am only getting 9.3 volts. i have attached the picture of the simulation.
 

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BobK

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Did you read what I wrote about the IRF520?

Bob
 

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As Bob said, the IRF520 needs about 10V Vgs to turn on fully.
 

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Also, your circuit's output, without load will rise to a high voltage. It will be limited by leakage, breakdown, etc.

I would have recommended a 12V zener as a simulation load. That way you could estimate the current into the battery.

Because nothing (other than the battery voltage) will limit the output voltage, this circuit can easily overcharge the battery.
 

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I am interested in the simulation in #12 by BobK.
The output overshoots on switch on and eventually settles down. Since a certain level of charge is transferred each time, I would expect the voltage to rise gradually to its final value.

What is the origin of this apparent oscillation?
 

Graeme Kelly

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Thanks for all your responses i really appreciate them , i have one more question. i need a maximum charge charging current of 1.5 amps for the battery that i am using but on my simulation i am getting a charge current of 3.6 Amps. does anyone have any suggestions ? i have attached a picture of my simulation.

thanks again for the time
 

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