Is there a snubber circuit for SEPIC converter to solve MOSFET turn-off issue?

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The discussion revolves around a design issue with a SEPIC converter where the MOSFET fails to turn off during simulation. The user seeks assistance in identifying a suitable snubber circuit to resolve this problem, having already researched the topic without success. Another participant mentions they simulated the user's circuit in PSPICE and encountered a different output current of 35mA, suggesting potential discrepancies in the design. The conversation includes detailed SPICE code for the circuit, indicating the complexity of the design. Overall, the thread highlights challenges in MOSFET control within SEPIC converters and the need for effective solutions.
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hello everyone,
I am designing Single ended primary inductor cell(SEPIC) converter. the objective is to get output voltage from 5V to 20V and 1 A current when we change the duty cycle of the pulse supplied to gate of MOSFET. when i simulated the circuit in proteus MOSFET is unable to turn off. I researched about snubber circuits as well but it didn't help me. Is there any snubber circuit for SEPIC converter? My calculation and simulation results are attached with it. please have a look and please help me.

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That's a big circuit. I'll solve it but it will take time. So, be patient. OK?
 
ok thankyou
 
I've simulated your first circuit in pspice and I don't see any problem.
However the output current I got was 35mA.


Below is the SPICE code I used.
The diode and mosfet models are taken from datasheets.
** Creating circuit file "sepic-schematic1-trans.sim.cir"


.SUBCKT M_IRF540N 2 1 3
CA 12 8 1.95e-9
CB 15 14 1.90e-9
CIN 6 8 1.12e-9
DBODY 7 5 DBODYMOD
DBREAK 5 11 DBREAKMOD
DPLCAP 10 5 DPLCAPMOD
EBREAK 11 7 17 18 112.8
EDS 14 8 5 8 1
EGS 13 8 6 8 1
ESG 6 10 6 8 1
EVTHRES 6 21 19 8 1
EVTEMP 20 6 18 22 1
IT 8 17 1
LDRAIN 2 5 1.0e-9
LGATE 1 9 6.19e-9
LSOURCE 3 7 2.18e-9
MMED 16 6 8 8 MMEDMOD
MSTRO 16 6 8 8 MSTROMOD
MWEAK 16 21 8 8 MWEAKMOD
RBREAK 17 18 RBREAKMOD 1
RDRAIN 50 16 RDRAINMOD 2.00e-2
RGATE 9 20 1.77
RLDRAIN 2 5 10
RLGATE 1 9 26
RLSOURCE 3 7 11
RSLC1 5 51 RSLCMOD 1e-6
RSLC2 5 50 1e3
RSOURCE 8 7 RSOURCEMOD 6.5e-3
RVTHRES 22 8 RVTHRESMOD 1
RVTEMP 18 19 RVTEMPMOD 1
S1A 6 12 13 8 S1AMOD
S1B 13 12 13 8 S1BMOD
S2A 6 15 14 13 S2AMOD
S2B 13 15 14 13 S2BMOD
VBAT 22 19 DC 1
ESLC 51 50 VALUE={(V(5,51)/ABS(V(5,51)))*(PWR(V(5,51)/(1e-6*71),3.5))}
.MODEL DBODYMOD D (IS = 1.20e-12 RS = 4.2e-3 XTI = 5 TRS1 = 1.3e-3 TRS2 = 8.0e-6 CJO = 1.50e-9 TT = 7.47e-8 M = 0.63)
.MODEL DBREAKMOD D (RS = 4.2e-1 TRS1 = 8e-4 TRS2 = 3e-6)
.MODEL DPLCAPMOD D (CJO = 1.45e-9 IS = 1e-30 M = 0.82)
.MODEL MMEDMOD NMOS (VTO = 3.11 KP = 5 IS = 1e-30 N = 10 TOX = 1 L = 1u W = 1u RG = 1.77)
.MODEL MSTROMOD NMOS (VTO = 3.57 KP = 33.5 IS = 1e-30 N = 10 TOX = 1 L = 1u W = 1u)
.MODEL MWEAKMOD NMOS (VTO = 2.68 KP = 0.09 IS = 1e-30 N = 10 TOX = 1 L = 1u W = 1u RG = 17.7 )
.MODEL RBREAKMOD RES (TC1 =1.05e-3 TC2 = -5e-7)
.MODEL RDRAINMOD RES (TC1 = 9.40e-3 TC2 = 2.93e-5)
.MODEL RSLCMOD RES (TC1 = 3.5e-3 TC2 = 2.0e-6)
.MODEL RSOURCEMOD RES (TC1 = 1e-3 TC2 = 1e-6)
.MODEL RVTHRESMOD RES (TC1 = -1.8e-3 TC2 = -8.6e-6)
.MODEL RVTEMPMOD RES (TC1 = -3.0e-3 TC2 =1.5e-7)
.MODEL S1AMOD VSWITCH (RON = 1e-5 ROFF = 0.1 VON = -6.2 VOFF= -3.1)
.MODEL S1BMOD VSWITCH (RON = 1e-5 ROFF = 0.1 VON = -3.1 VOFF= -6.2)
.MODEL S2AMOD VSWITCH (RON = 1e-5 ROFF = 0.1 VON = -1.0 VOFF= 0.5)
.MODEL S2BMOD VSWITCH (RON = 1e-5 ROFF = 0.1 VON = 0.5 VOFF= -1.0)
.ENDS



.MODEL D_30LJQ045 d
+IS=3.01029e-08 RS=0.00758833 N=0.877045 EG=0.6
+XTI=0.5 BV=45 IBV=0.0001 CJO=2.65012e-09
+VJ=1.18451 M=0.511241 FC=0.5 TT=0
+KF=0 AF=1


* source SEPIC
R_R1 0 OUT 1k
C_C1 0 OUT 47u
C_C2 INT1 INT2 70u
L_L1 IN INT1 25u
L_L2 0 INT2 25u
C_C3 0 IN 2.2u
D_D1 INT2 OUT D_30LJQ045
V_V1 IN 0 5Vdc
V_V2 GATE 0
+PULSE 0 5 0ms 0.001ms 0.001ms 0.8ms 1ms
X_M1 INT1 GATE 0 M_IRF540N


*Analysis directives:
.TRAN 0 20ms 0
.PROBE


.END
 

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