Multiple Slope Switching Waveform Approximation to Improve Conducted EMI Spectral Analysis of Power Converters

An improved and simplified electromagnetic interference (EMI) modeling method based on multiple slope approximation of device-switching transitions for EMI analysis of power converters is presented. The traditional noise source modeling method, which uses single slope for rise and fall transition, is studied, and the criteria for reasonable modeling in the frequency range is analyzed. The turn-on and turn-off dynamics are investigated by dividing the nonlinear transitions into several stages based on an insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) behavior circuit model. Real device-switching voltage and current waveforms are approximated by piece-wise linear lines and modeled by multiple dv/dt and di/dt slopes. The predicted EMI spectra suggest that high-frequency EMI noise is modeled with an acceptable accuracy. The proposed method was verified experimentally for a dc-dc buck converter

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