Simulation and CAD Tools for Power Electronics
- Dragan Maksimovic
Colorado Power
Electronics Center (CoPEC)
ECE Department, University of
Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309-0425
Phone: (303)492-4863, Fax: (303)492-2758, maksimov@colorado.edu
This work has been supported by the National Science Foundation CAREER Award,
Grant ECS9703449.
The objectives are to develop numerical and analytical techniques in
a set of simulation and CAD tools for research, development and education
in power electronics. The software section of this
page include links to Power Electronics Transient Simulator (PETS), and
to a set of tools (Steady) for steady-state analysis of switching power
converters using a general purpose simulator (PSpice or PETS).
Collaborators:
Publications:
- D.Maksimovic, A.M.Stankovic, V.J.Thottuvelil, G.C.Verghese, "Modeling
and simulation of power electronic converters," invited paper,
Proceedings of the IEEE, Vol.89, No.6, June 2001.
- D.Maksimovic, "Computer-aided small-signal analysis based on impulse
response of DC-DC switching power converters," IEEE Transactions on Power
Electronics, Vol.15, No.6, November 2000.
- D.Maksimovic, "Automated small-signal analysis
of switching converters using a general-purpose time-domain simulator,"
IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference, 1998.
- D. Maksimovic, "Automated
steady-state analysis of switching power converters using a general-purpose
simulation tool," 1997 IEEE Power Electronics Specialists Conference,
St.Louis, Missouri, June 22-27, 1997, pp.1352-1363.
- P. Pejovic, D. Maksimovic, "PETS -- a simulation
tool for power electronics," 1996 IEEE Workshop on Computers in
Power Electronics, August 11-14, 1996, Portland, Oregon, pp.1-8.
- P. Pejovic, D. Maksimovic, "PETS -- a new time-domain simulator
for power electronics," 7th International Power Electronics &
Motion Control Conference, PEMC'96.
- P. Pejovic, D. Maksimovic, "An algorithm for solving piecewise-linear
networks that include elements with discontinuous characteristics,"
IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems, part I, Vol. 43, No. 6, June
1996, pp. 453-460.
- P. Pejovic, D. Maksimovic, "A new algorithm for simulation of
power electronic systems using piecewise-linear device models," IEEE
Transactions on Power Electronics, Vol. 10, No. 3, May 1995, pp. 340-348.
- P. Pejovic, D. Maksimovic, "Determination of network state in
switching power converters," IEEE Power Electronics Specialists Conference,
Atlanta, GA, June 18-22, 1995, pp. 816-822.
- P. Pejovic, D. Maksimovic, "A method for fast time-domain simulation
of networks with switches," IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics,
Vol. 9, No. 4, July 1994.
Software:
- Power Electronics Transient Simulator (PETS)
PETS is a fast transient simulator for switching power converters and
other systems suitable for piecewise-linear modeling.
Here you can download an evaluation copy of PETS.
The file pets.zip (created using pkzip 2.04 utility), contains the program
pets.exe that runs from DOS prompt on Windows 95 machines, a reference
manual and several examples. The read.me file
included in the package has more details about installing and running PETS.
To unzip the files from the package you need the password which you can
obtain by sending e-mail to maksimov@colorado.edu.
In your e-mail please include your name, work address, occupation, organization,
and a brief description of the application where you would like to test
PETS.
- Automated Steady-State Analysis of Switching Power
Converters Using PSpice or PETS
Steady-state analysis tools Steady are described
in the PESC'97 paper. This set of tools allows one
to quickly determine steady-state solution or steady-state characteristics
of any switch-mode circuit that can be simulated using PSpice or PETS.
The file Steady.zip includes a Mathematica
3.0 notebook, a Mathematica 3.0 package, and several application examples.
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