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SIMetrix/SIMPLIS

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SIMetrix/SIMPLIS

A novel simulation software for switching circuit SIMetrix/SIMPLIS


Abstract: The paper compares several widely used simulation software and introduces a novel
simulation software, i.e., SIMetrix/SIMPLIS. Through examples, it is shown that the software can
perform a transient analysis with fast simulation speed and can plot gain and phase for switching
circuit without having to derive average models.
Key Words: Computer simulation, switching circuit, modeling

[1,2,4]

PSpice EDA

PSpice

SIMetrix/SIMPLIS

Saber

PSpice

SIMPLIS Simulation For Piecewise

Saber

Linear System

SIMPLIS

Matlab MathWorks

Matlab

Simulink

SPICE1050

SIMPLIS

SIMetrix/SIMPLIS Transim

SPICE

SIMetrix

SIMPLIS

SIMetrix

SIMetrix

SIMPLISPOP

SPICE XSPICE

Period Operating PointAC

SPICE

POP

SIMPLIS

SPICE

100

10 50

SIMetrix/SIMPLIS[1]

SIMPLIS

SIMetrix SPICE PSpice

AC SPICE
SIMetrix SPICE 5

SIMPLIS AC

AC
1
POP

L = 1.2uHC = 3.6mF POP

4a
2b

AC 1

OUT

IN

=OUT/IN

POP

V4

1SIMetrix/SIMPLIS

DRV
499k
RSET

DRV

VCC

1u
CDRV

D1

OCS

3.3k
RLIMIT

Q1
3m
1n
1x
PHASE
Q2
VGQ2

COMP

COMP
FB

ILOUT

DCR=5m
LOUT

VOUT

1.2u
ICOUTX

IDQ2
3m
1n
1x

DL

680p
CCOMP2 10n
CCOMP1

0.71 SPICE

ILOAD
1x
COUTY
10u
ESR=10u

C1

301
FB

ICOUTY
2x
COUTX
1.8m
ESR=8m

GND

11.5k
RCOMP

51 SIMPLIS

VBAT
ESR=1m
12

VGQ1

PHASE

BOOST SPICE

1x
CIN
1.8m
ESR=10m

IDQ1

1u
CB
DH

2 UC3842

IBAT
ICIN

BST

BST
OCS

1
VCC
R3
1u
CVCC

U1

R1

VAC

2.2n
14.7k
RFT

IN
OUT
BODE

7.32k
RFB

SIMPLIS

3 BUCK

SIMPLIS
1.58

200u

D1

5u

L1

BYW80-200

L2

1.56
1.54
VOUT / V

1.52
1.5
1.48
1.46
1.44
1.42

IRF532

30
V2

C7
470u
ESR=130m

Q1

18k

12
V1

RefvVp
Osc

R1

Vfb

2n
C5

UC3842
U1

Vout

18
16
14

7.5k
R7

12

2.75k
R8

10

6
20

Comp
Sense
Gnd
400k
R2

22
20

1k
R10

ILOAD / A

75m
R6

1.4
24

C2
24
200u
R5
ESR=20m

40

60

80

100

120

time/uSecs

140

160

180
20uSecs/div

1n
C1

4 (a)

5k
R11

1n
C4

560
R9

2(a) UC3842 BOOST


50

C2-P / V

40

30

20

10

0
0

time/mSecs

(b)

9
1mSecs/div

SIMPLIS
(b)

3 12V
1.5V/15A BUCK
U1 DRV LDO

AC

100m
RLOAD

PWM

PWM

[1] SIMetrix/SIMPLIS User Manual, Transim

2 AC

Technology Corporation, 2005

POPAC 5a

[2] PSIM

[5]

5b 2

5759

[3] SIMPLIS

60

200623459

50

Loop_Gain /

40
30

[4]

20
10
0
-10

Loop_Phase / degrees

-60
-70

[5]

-80
-90
-100
-110
10

20

50

100

200

500

1k

2k

5k

10k

20k

50k

100k

freq / Hertz

5(a) SIMPLIS

Bode Diagram
60

50

Magnitude (dB)

40

30

20

10

-10
0

Phase (deg)

-45

-90

-135
2

10

10

10

10

Frequency (Hz)

(b)

SIMetrix/SIMPLIS

SIMetrix SPICE

SIMPLIS

POP AC

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