Abstract

In electronics, a Switched-Mode Power Supply (SMPS) is a type of power supply that

makes use of a switching operation for an efficient conversion of electrical power to a desired
value. A Boost DC-DC converter is a known application to this electronic power supply. This
power supply is used to regulate a voltage to specific level. This is used in many applications
such as cellphones, computers, motors, etc. In this paper, the DC-DC converter is used to stepup the input voltage to a higher regulated output voltage, and a feedback is used for a switching
operation. This is highly relevant as Pulse-Width Modulation is used for the increase and
decrease of the output voltage, in order to maintain its regulated value. A schottky diode is used
for this switching, and a capacitor is connected in parallel to the load to supply the output
whenever the diode is OFF. An MC34063 IC is used for the voltage regulation and an inductor
for energizing and driving the current.
Introduction
A Switched-Mode Power Supply (SMPS) is a popular type of electronic power supply
wherein regulation is switching for the conversion of the electric power from AC or DC sources
to a DC load. This operation is known to be efficient (minimal wasted energy) and has only small
time in high dissipation transitions. This electronic power supply makes use of a switching
regulator in order for the input electrical power to be efficiently regulated in the output. It is also
widely used due to its light weight and portable compared to other voltage regulators. However,
this electronic system is known to be more complex in designing and in computations due to its
nature, and it is sensitive to noise due to its switching operations. A lot of applications replace
linear regulators with the Switching-Mode power supplies due to its efficiency and costeffectiveness. Its robustness and its small heat dissipation allows it to be mounted and designed
in small PCBs and wiring which are cheaper and lighter than most power supplies. In this paper,
a Switching Mode Power Supply is used for the regulation of the output voltage using the
switching operation of the supply.
This system function is built on four basic steps: the rectification, the high frequency
inversion, the output rectification, and the output control function. Initially, an AC input would be
subjected to the rectification process wherein an AC signal would be rectified to a DC signal.
The AC signals are attenuated using filters and the pulsating DC ripple would be minimized.
This signal is then inputted into high frequency inversion where the voltage is stepped down. In
this process, the input voltage is converted to its desired value. This signal is filtered and
rectified again after this process. For the regulation of the output, it is best to make use of a
feedback to the electronic power supply as this will control the circuit using pulse width
modulation with a constant frequency in regulating the output. The states of the feedback
determine the regulation of the system. The duty cycle or the time of the ON and OFF states are
fed back into the circuit wherein a higher duty cycle would denote a decrease in the regulated
output and a lower duty cycle for an increase in the regulated output. This feedback will balance
the changes in the voltage and regulate the output.
In this application, a boost DC to DC converter is used to produce an output regulated
voltage that has a larger value than the input. This has several applications as to which low

current and high voltage would be required (cellphones, personal computers, motors, etc.). In
this case, an input of 21V is to regulate an output voltage of 29.2V. An MC34063A is used for
the voltage regulation, and a 1N4001 is a schottky diode used for the switching operation of the
power supply. The efficiency of the regulation would depend on the performance of the diode.
The inductor component supplies energy and drive current at the MC34063A.