Power Electronics Circuit Analysis with PSIM

Title Page
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Contents
Preface
Chapter 1 An overview of PSIM®
    1.1 Introduction
    1.2 PSIM software
    1.3 Licensing
    1.4 PSIM environment
    1.5 Version of PSIM and installed modules
    1.6 PSIM’s help menu
Chapter 2 Basics of PSIM
    2.1 Introduction
    2.2 Analysis of a simple resistive circuit
    2.3 Simulating the circuit
    2.4 Measurement of circuit current
    2.5 Calculation of power
    2.6 Voltage and current sensors
    2.7 Measurement with current flag and voltage flag
    2.8 Calculation of power using voltage/current flag
    2.9 Color of connections
    2.10 Exporting the drawn schematic
    2.11 Addition of text to the schematic
    2.12 Addition of project information to the schematic
    2.13 Saving the schematic
    2.14 Protection of schematic files with password
    2.15 Compatible files for older versions of PSIM
    2.16 Enabling and disabling a component
    2.17 Shortcut keys
    2.18 List of used elements
    2.19 Removing the grids
    2.20 Backup files
    2.21 Automatic code generation blocks
    2.22 Utilities menu
    2.23 Simulation control block
    2.24 Free-run mode
    2.25 Change of elements’ values during the simulation
    2.26 AC and DC voltmeters and ammeters
Chapter 3 Simview™
    3.1 Introduction
    3.2 A sample simulation
    3.3 Addition of label to the waveforms
    3.4 Changing the color of waveforms and addition of new axis to the graph
    3.5 Splitting the window
    3.6 Zoom in, zoom out, and move
    3.7 Customizing the X- and Y-axes
    3.8 Cursors
    3.9 Calculation of average and root mean square
    3.10 Calculation of power factor, active power, and apparent power
    3.11 Calculation of total harmonic distortion
    3.12 Fast Fourier transform analysis
    3.13 Exporting the waveforms to Excel® and MATLAB®
    3.14 Reading the exported file in MATLAB environment
    3.15 Exporting the graphic file of waveforms
Chapter 4 PSIM’s elements
    4.1 Introduction
    4.2 Resistor, inductor, and capacitor
    4.3 Saturable inductor block
    4.4 Coupled inductor block
    4.5 DC Load block
    4.6 Nonlinear elements
    4.7 Filters
    4.8 Computational blocks
    4.9 Transfer function block
    4.10 Logic elements
    4.11 Math function
    4.12 Switches
    4.13 Transformers
    4.14 Op amp
    4.15 IC models
Chapter 5 Simulation of power electronic converters
    5.1 Introduction
    5.2 Example 1: simulation of a simple RC circuit
    5.3 Example 2: effect of capacitor value on output waveform
    5.4 Example 3: nonlinear elements
    5.5 Example 4: switching the MOSFET
    5.6 Example 5: R_switch_on and R_switch_off
    5.7 Example 6: MOSFET conduction loss
    5.8 Example 7: calculation of total harmonic distortion
    5.9 Example 8: THD block
    5.10 Example 9: Math Function voltage source block
    5.11 Example 10: Wattmeter block
    5.12 Example 11: average power measurement in presence of harmonics
    5.13 Example 12: VAR meter block
    5.14 Example 13: reactive power calculation in presence of harmonics
    5.15 Example 14: VA/power factor meter block
    5.16 Example 15: half-wave rectifier
    5.17 Example 16: measurement of source power and diode losses for half-wave rectifier circuit
    5.18 Example 17: single-phase full-wave uncontrolled rectifier
    5.19 Example 18: diode bridge block
    5.20 Example 19: three-phase uncontrolled rectifier
    5.21 Example 20: single-phase half-wave controlled rectifier
    5.22 Example 21: single-phase full-wave controlled rectifier
    5.23 Example 22: measurement of power factor for different triggering angles
    5.24 Example 23: three-phase controlled rectifier
    5.25 Example 24: buck converter
    5.26 Example 25: effect of time step on edges of signals
    5.27 Example 26: making subcircuit
    5.28 Example 27: PWM generation with carrier PWM controller block
    5.29 Example 28: efficiency of SEPIC converter
    5.30 Example 29: limiter blocks
    5.31 Example 30: frequency response of control to output voltage for buck converter
    5.32 Example 31: frequency response of control to inductor current for buck converter
    5.33 Example 32: frequency response of electric circuit
    5.34 Example 33: frequency response of filters
    5.35 Example 34: input impedance of buck converter
    5.36 Example 35: output impedance of buck converter
    5.37 Example 36: closed-loop control of buck converter
    5.38 Example 37: closed-loop control of buck converter with simplified C code block
    5.39 Example 38: multiplexer block
    5.40 Example 39: simulation of flyback and push–pull converter
    5.41 Example 40: single-phase inverter
    5.42 Example 41: three-phase inverter
    5.43 Example 42: cascaded inverters
    5.44 Example 43: multilevel inverters and SV PWM block
    5.45 Example 44: magnetic components
    5.46 Example 45: code generation and thermal modules
Chapter 6 Electrical machines
    6.1 Introduction
    6.2 Simulation of a loaded DC motor
    6.3 Reference direction of mechanical systems
    6.4 Measurement of motor efficiency
    6.5 Generator simulation
    6.6 Efficiency of generator
Chapter 7 SimCoupler™
    7.1 Introduction
    7.2 Setting up the SimCoupler
    7.3 Preparing the PSIM model
    7.4 Preparing the Simulink model
Chapter 8 SmartCtrl
    8.1 Introduction
    8.2 Power stage of the converter
    8.3 Obtaining the frequency response of the power stage
    8.4 Designing the controller
    8.5 Parameters of designed controller
    8.6 Exporting the parameters of designed controller
    8.7 Addition of the controller to the power stage
    8.8 Testing the controller
    8.9 Designing with another type of controller
    8.10 Automatic design of power stage and controller
    8.11 Controller design for common type of DC–DC converters
    8.12 Sample designs for SmartCtrl
References for further study
Index