Question

place a 0.5 µH inductor in series between the supply and the switch S1. Describe the effect that the inductance has on the inductor and switch voltage waveforms in the circuit. ( buck converter)

S1 L2 0.5u L1 8u 10u C1 10 VIn WM RLoad 3 D1 MBR845 100m Resr t Micro-Cap 12 Evaluation Version circuit2.cir 2.00K 0.00K 0.50K 0.00u 5.00u 10.00u 15.00u 20.00u 25.00u 24.00 8.00 0.00 8.00 0.00u 5.00u 10.00u 15.00u 20.00u 25.00u (Secs)

Answer 1

Placing inductor in seried with the other inductor will lead to flow same current through that particular loop but voltage at node of switch s1 will get increased.