DSP Control of Gyrator-Behaved Switch Mode Converter

Recent advances in DSP technology, such as those found in the TI C2000 family, make possible the practical exploration and eventual economical implementation of switch mode converters topologies that, until now, were conceived as a curiosity or at best, of theoretical value only. Applying the DSP capabilities, we explored in this study the characteristics and advantages of a double-bridge, Gyratorbehaved switch-mode DC-DC converter. This paper introduces the Gyrator behaved topology, proposes a user-friendly method for simulation-based DSP code development and debugging, and demonstrates the agreement between theoretical predictions and experimental results that were obtained on a laboratory prototype.