Most of the power factor regulator topologies in continuous conduction mode result in bulky magnetics, and in discontinuous conduction mode result in high harmonic content. To solve these problems a Cuk topology is presented in discontinuous conduction mode (DCM) with coupled inductors for power factor regulation, the unique feature exhibited by the converter that makes the converter better tha...

General block diagram models are proposed for PWM DC-DC converters in continuous and discontinuous conduction modes with fixed switching frequency. Both current mode control and voltage mode control are addressed in these models. Based on these models, detailed nonlinear and linearized sampled-data dynamics are derived. Asymptotic orbital stability is analyzed. Audio-susceptibility and output i...

In this paper, a novel approach for two-loop control of the DC-DC Ćuk converter in discontinuousconduction mode is presented using a sliding mode controller. The proposed controller can regulatethe output of the converter in a wide range of input voltage and load resistance. Controllerparameters are selected using PSO algorithms. In order to verify the accuracy and efficiency of thedeveloped sl...

Analytical spectral modeling of switched-mode PWM converters, operating in the discontinuous conduction mode, is presented. The modeling approach is to derive analytical expressions of the converter output response using the extended Volterra functional series. Nonlinear frequency responses, including additional DC offset as well as significant subharmonic and higher harmonic components, due to...

Three discontinuous operating modes of PWM converters are considered in this paper-the discontinuous inductor current mode (DICM), the discontinuous capacitor voltage mode (DCVM) and a previously unidentified mode named discontinuous quasi-resonant mode (DQRM). DC and smallsignal ac analyses are applicable to all basic PWM converter topologies. Any particular topology is taken into account via ...

Reduced switching loss favours Pulse Skipping Modulation mode of switching dc-to-dc converters at light loads. Under certain conditions the converter operates in discontinuous conduction mode (DCM). Inductor current starts from zero in each switching cycle as the switching frequency is constant and not adequately high. A DC-to-DC buck converter is modelled and simulated in this paper under DCM....

Chaotic chattering behaviors of DC-DC converters are caused by the nonlinearity of the switching operation which is an essential characteristics of the power electronics circuits. In this paper the bifurcation and the appearance of the chaotic chattering in the discontinuous current conduction mode of a DC-DC buck converter are discussed experimentally. Moreover, a method for controlling chaoti...

Buck, boost, and buck-boost converters constitute large class of dc-dc converters used in practice and are interesting nonlinear dynamical systems. It has been shown earlier that various nonlinear phenomena including subharmonics and chaos can be observed in these converters. In this paper we show that with the simplifying assumption that voltage regulation is achieved in high frequency modulat...