Developing Modeling and Simulation Methodology for Virtual Prototype Power Supply System

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dc.contributor.authorLi, Qiongen
dc.contributor.committeechairLee, Fred C.en
dc.contributor.committeememberWilson, Thomas G. Jr.en
dc.contributor.committeememberJovanovic, Milan M.en
dc.contributor.committeememberJohnson, Lee W.en
dc.contributor.committeememberChen, Dan Y.en
dc.contributor.committeememberBorojević, Dušanen
dc.contributor.departmentElectrical and Computer Engineeringen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T20:11:19Zen
dc.date.adate1999-04-30en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T20:11:19Zen
dc.date.issued1999-03-03en
dc.date.rdate2000-04-30en
dc.date.sdate1999-04-30en
dc.description.abstractThis dissertation develops a modeling and simulation methodology for design, verification, and testing (DVT) power supply system using a virtual prototype. The virtual prototype is implemented before the hardware prototyping to detect most of the design errors and circuit deficiencies that occur in the later stage of a standard hardware design verification and testing procedure. The design iterations and product cost are reduced significantly by using this approach. The proposed modeling and simulation methodology consists of four major parts: system partitioning, multi-level modeling of device/function block, hierarchical test sequence, and multi-level simulation. By applying the proposed methodology, the designer can use the virtual prototype effectively by keeping a short simulation CPU time as well as catching most of the design problems. The proposed virtual prototype DVT procedure is demonstrated by simulating a 5 V power supply system with a main power supply, a bias power supply, and other protection, monitoring circuitry. The total CPU time is about 8 hours for 780 tests that include the basic function test, steady stage analysis, small-signal stability analysis, large-signal transient analysis, subsystem interaction test, and system interaction test. By comparing the simulation results with the measurements, it shows that the virtual prototype can represent the important behavior of the power supply system accurately. Since the proposed virtual prototype DVT procedure verifies the circuit design with different types of the tests over different line and load conditions, many circuit problems that are not obvious in the original circuit design can be detected by the simulation. The developed virtual prototype DVT procedure is not only capable of detecting most of the design errors, but also plays an important role in design modifications. This dissertation also demonstrates how to analyze the anomalies of the forward converter with active-clamp reset circuit extensively and facilitate the design and improve the circuit performances by utilizing the virtual prototype. With the help of the virtual prototype, it is the first time that the designer is able to analyze the dynamic behavior of the active-clamp forward converter during large-signal transient and optimize the design correspondingly.en
dc.description.degreePh. D.en
dc.identifier.otheretd-043099-132050en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-043099-132050/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/27462en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
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dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectdesign verificationen
dc.subjectactive clampen
dc.subjectModelingen
dc.subjectSimulationen
dc.titleDeveloping Modeling and Simulation Methodology for Virtual Prototype Power Supply Systemen
dc.typeDissertationen
thesis.degree.disciplineElectrical and Computer Engineeringen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.leveldoctoralen
thesis.degree.namePh. D.en

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