Course Summary

This training course is for all users to learn how to use PSIM. The course will go through the building and analysis of a buck converter with analog and digital control. This is the first part of a three-part series. The training will guide you on how to build a simulation, it is recommended that you start with a fresh simulation and build the converter along with the videos. A completed example is available for reference.  

Course Outline: 

Part 1 

• Navigate the elements library
  
• Place and manipulate elements in the schematic
  
• Define and setup hotkeys
  
• Use a parameter file to define element attributes
  

Part 2

• Select the proper timestep
  
• Use “free run mode” and change element attributes during the simulation
  
• Define waveform measurements for analysis
  
• Setup waveform viewer
  
• Add waveforms
  
• Add screens
  
• Save a setup for reuse
  
• Change the y-axis for timing comparison
  
• Use the AC sweep element to perform determine the open loop transfer function
  
• Analog s-domain sweep
  

Part 3

• Closed loop design with SmartCtrl
  
• Use a subcircuit to define a portion of the circuit
  
• AC sweep for digital control
  
• Close loop with digital control
  
• Introduction to PSIM thermal models
  

Prerequisites:

No background knowledge of power electronics is required. This training session is focused specifically on how to use PSIM.