Control problem of a novel low‐voltage DC converter

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to design the control for a new type of DC converter that can be used in low voltage and low power DC drives, e.g. in cars and robots.

Design/methodology/approach

Based on the theory of the switching systems, the existence condition of the limit cycle for the novel DC/DC converter is formulated.

Findings

The feed forward control which realizes the limit cycle is designed. The first experimental results show that the designed control of the DC/DC converter is effective in solving the control problem of DC drives and allows the use of a low input voltage as power source for the standard DC drive.

Originality/value

Today DC/DC converters play a key role in power conversion and distribution. The presented DC/DC converter has a very simple circuit and allows changing the output voltage in the wide range that is needed for the DC drive control.

Citation

Ryvkin, S. and Himmelstoss, F.A. (2013), "Control problem of a novel low‐voltage DC converter", COMPEL - The international journal for computation and mathematics in electrical and electronic engineering, Vol. 32 No. 1, pp. 220-232. https://doi.org/10.1108/03321641311293858