A coursework competition to build a (very) small DC/DC converter

• Deadlines

• October 13^th - Competition Begins
• November 10^th - Paper Design and Comparison Report Due
• November 17^th - PCB Layout Due Must pass Manufacturer DFM/AFV check as detailed in competition requirements
• December 6^th - Testing Report Due
• Example Testing Report

• What the Converter Needs to Do

The winning converter will be the one that achieves the highest power density and meeting a list of other specifications

In brief, the other specifications are

• Must operate up to 12W output power
• Will take in 48Vdc
• Must output 1.2 +/- 0.1 Vdc
• Must achieve a power density greater than 10 W/in³
• Must operate with no load with less than 3W of loss
• Must achieve an efficiency greater than 85% (TPE Method)
• Must have and output voltage ripple less than 2%

• Additional Resources

• PCB Layout
• Altium Starter Project Files
• Additional Information on PCB Layout
• Microcontroller Code
• Instructions on microcontroller coding
• (Possibly) Relevant Literature
• Switched Tank Converter
• Multitrack Converter
• Series Stacked Converters
• Sigma Converter
• Tapped Inductor Buck
• Flying Capacitor Multilevel Converter
• Dickson Squared Converter
• Coupled Inductor Buck
• Switched Capacitor and Multilevel Converter
• Review of 48-to-1 Designs
• Tapped Inductor Buck-derived
• Impedance Control Networks
• Series Capacitor Buck Converter
• Symmetric Dual Inductor Hybrid Converter