SEPIC Converter Control Based on PID

using Simulink Application

Rizki Syaifudin Zuhri

Department of Electrical Engineering
Brawijaya University
Malang, Indonesia
Zuhri.rizky@student.ub.ac.id

Abstract – DC – DC convers have many SEPIC converter is Single Ended Primary

type and different function of it, and the purpose Incuctance Converter. In order to obtain higher
of this project was to design and control a SEPIC
converter (Single Ended Primary Inductance output voltage using this converter the ON switch
Converter). The SEPIC converter allows a range time should be longer than OFF time. if this
of dc voltage to be adjusted to maintain a
condition did not occur the converter will fail to
constant voltage output. Usually the output of
SEPIC Converter will be 2nd order system and provide the required output. The converter design
the output voltage is stepping up of the voltage should take in account several parameter
source. This project addressed the way how to
make controller for SEPIC controller using PID considerations. By adding high frequency
controller. This project also goes into detail about transformer to the conventional SEPIC converter,
how to control the output of the converter using
the output voltage ripple is reduced. This type of
PID controller how it can be implemented in a
Block Diagram. From this project, one learns dc- arrangement leads to obtain continuous output
dc converter optimization and control. current, and minimized output ripple. SEPIC
Keywords – SEPIC; Step Up; PID Controller. converter is widely used in solar power generation
field to regulate flickering DC voltage. There are
I. INTRODUCTION different control methodologies that are

Circuits run best with a steady and specific recommended to obtain the maximum power like PI

input. Controlling the input to specific subcircuits is control, sliding mode control, dP/dV feedback

crucial for fulfilling design requirements. AC-AC control and fuzzy logic control that can be used to

conversion can be easily done with a transformer; increase the robustness [3]. This issue can be

however dc-dc conversion is not as simple. Diodes reducing by using aproximate to 1st order system

and voltage bridges are useful for reducing voltage using PID controller and it will minimize the output

by a set amount, but can be inefficient. Voltage ripple voltage. So in this paper will discuss about

regulators can be used to provide a reference controlled SEPIC using PID controller. Also In this

voltage. Additionally, battery voltage decreases as project we will use Simulink Application from

batteries discharge which can cause many problems MathLab as a medium for simulating our project.

if there is no voltage control. The most efficient

method of regulating voltage through a circuit is
with a dc-dc converter.
II. DESIGN OF SEPIC

Figure 1 . SEPIC without PID controllerAnd There

is the output voltage

There are two operating modes in

continuous conduction mode. In mode 1, MOSFET
is on and in mode 2 MOSFETis off. State Space
Averaging method [2] of SEPIC in continuous
conduction mode is obtained using KCL and KVL.
The state space are given by[1].
(1 − 𝑢 )( + 𝑥4 ) 𝑉𝑔
𝑥10 = − +
𝐿1 𝐿1
𝑢𝑥3 (1 − 𝑢)𝑥4
𝑥20 = −
𝐿2 𝐿2 Figure 2. Output Voltage
(1 − 𝑢)𝑥1 𝑢𝑥2
𝑥30 = −
𝐶1 𝐶1 From figures it can be noticed that output
(1 − 𝑢)(𝑥1 + 𝑥2 ) 𝑥4 voltage of SEPIC is 2 nd
order system and contains
𝑥40 = −
𝐶2 𝑅𝐶2
maximum overshoot. That is different with another
Where.
DC – DC converter, such as Buck, Boost, Buck-Boost,
[𝑥1 𝑥2 𝑥3 𝑥4 ]T = [𝐼𝐿1 𝐼𝐿2 𝑣𝐶1 𝑣𝐶2 ]T
Cuk, and zetha converters.
TABLE I
PARAMETERS OF SEPIC CONVERTER
Because this system is 2 nd order system, the
NO PARAMETERS VALUES UNITS system will have oscillation before going to steady
1 vg 100 – 120 V
state. From this figure also can observe the
2 R 20-25 Ω parameters for develop PID controller,
3 Vref 200 V
III. PID CONTROLLER
4 L1 = L2 30 x 10-3 H

5 C1 150 x 10-6 F From figure 2 we have analyzed and got.

6 C2 50 x 10-6 F Parameters for Designing PID

No Parameters Value Units
7 fs 100 KHz 1. Tp 14,64 x 10-3 s
2. Vpp 205,7 V
3. Vss 200 V
With considering the parameters of SEPIC
lets simulate the SEPIC on simulink Application
 Based of the parameters we will control it the 1
σ𝑖 =
next step is we determine parameters of PID 2𝜔𝛇

controller, that is contain Maximum overshoot, σ𝑖 = 3,43 𝑥 10−3

Damping Ratio, Angle Speed, Porpotional , Considered the output graph of Vc is 2nd
Differential and Integral Gain order system, so the transfer function of SEPIC

1. Maximum Overshoot (𝑀𝑝 ) converters are.

𝑉𝑝𝑝 − 𝑉𝑠𝑠 𝑉𝑐 𝐾
%𝑀𝑝 = 𝑥 100% =
𝑉𝑠𝑠 𝑉𝑟𝑒𝑓 1 2 2𝛇
𝑠 +𝜔 𝑠+1
205,7 − 200 𝜔𝑛 2 𝑛
%𝑀𝑝 = 𝑥 100%
200
IV. SIMULATION
%𝑀𝑝 = 2,85 %
2. Damping Ratio (ζ) All of parameters which have determined is
−𝜋ζ used for making the PID controller.
ln 𝑀𝑝 =
√1 − ζ2
ζ = 0,0562 PID controller contains integral, derivatives and

Where proposional gain and the on simulink will be

%𝑀𝑝
𝑀𝑝 =
100

3. Angle Speed (𝜔𝑛 )

𝜋
𝑇𝑝 =
𝜔𝑛 √1 − ζ2
𝝎𝒏 = 𝟐𝟓𝟗, 𝟑𝟓

Figure 3. PID Controller of SEPIC

After we got all of parameters
Lets define Porpotional Gain (Kp)

𝑉𝑐
𝐾=
𝐷
𝐾 = 320
2𝛇
𝐾𝑝 =
𝑲𝜔𝑛 𝜏 ∗
−5
𝐾𝑝 = 2,708 𝑥 10
Figure 4. SEPIC with PID Controller
𝜏∗ = 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑑𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑟𝑒𝑑 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒 < 1
The PID controller connected to SEPIC
𝐾 = 𝑔𝑎𝑖𝑛
which the output of the PID controller is wired at the
Integral Gain (σ𝑖 ) duty cycle of SEPIC shown at figure 4. The output
voltage as shown at figure 5, the output changed to
2𝛇 1st order system and eliminated several maximum
σ𝑖 =
𝜔𝑛 overshoot and reduce the ripple voltage at the steady
σ𝑑 = 4,33 𝑥 10−3 state condition.

Derivatives Gain (σ𝑑 )

 [4] B. D. , Noori,“Review of Different DC to DC
Converters Based for Renewable Energy
Applications”, International Research Journal of
Engineering and Technology (IRJET), vol.[3], pp. 47-
48 , 2016

Figure 5. Controlled SEPIC output Graph

V. CONCLUSION

Considering PID controller as a controller

of SEPIC is good option, but before we
determine all of this consider about the output
responses at the first time of the converter. PID
controller shows exellent perfomance
according to the theory and simulation results it
can be proven that the proposed controller is
useful for controlling a Converters.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT

The authors would like to express special

thanks to Mr. Ramadhani Kurniawan Subroto
as a Lecturer Power Electronics topic at
electrical engineering Brawijaya University
(UB) for knowledge and guides.
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