Designing a DC-DC converter using Simscape

Dear Forum,

I am relatively new to Simscape. I wish to design a dc-dc converter to step up 4.2V from a Li-ion battery to 6.0V, but unsure how can it be done. Hope that the community here can help me out. Thanks!

Answer 1

[Sebastian Castro]

There are a lot of examples in the Simscape (and add-on products) documentation.

If you want to do a more idealized system-level model with piecewise linear semiconductor characteristics, I'd advise looking into Simscape Power Systems Specialized Technology: https://www.mathworks.com/help/physmod/sps/examples/buck-boost-converter.html

Else, look into Simscape Electronics for more detailed models of devices, such as in https://www.mathworks.com/help/physmod/elec/examples/buck-converter.html.

With Simscape Electronics you can go as far as doing thermal modeling of your devices: https://www.mathworks.com/help/physmod/elec/examples/buck-converter-with-thermal-dynamics.html

- Sebastian