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Chapter 5<strong>Electrical</strong> <strong>Design</strong> <strong>of</strong> EPS5.1 IntroductionIn this chapter, the electrical design <strong>of</strong> each module <strong>of</strong> the EPS is explained. The first<strong>and</strong> second sections deal with the design <strong>of</strong> the power conditioning unit. Some theory isgiven about converters <strong>and</strong> input filters. The design <strong>of</strong> the dissipation system, the antennasdeployment system, the protection circuit, <strong>and</strong> the batteries heater is discussed in subsequentsections. Finally, the complete electrical schematics <strong>of</strong> the EPS is given.5.2 <strong>Design</strong> <strong>of</strong> ConvertersThis section describes the design <strong>of</strong> the three DC/DC converters. The 7.2V <strong>and</strong> 5V convertersare ”boost” or ”step-up” converters. The 3.3V converter is an hybrid ”buck/boost” converter.This last converter can pass from one operating mode to another depending upon the inputvoltage. First, the theory about switching DC/DC converters is explained (for Buck <strong>and</strong>Boost) <strong>and</strong> design rules are deduced. The electrical design <strong>of</strong> each converter is then presented.Finally, we indicate how the design <strong>of</strong> the converters could be updated.A first design <strong>of</strong> the converters was made by Philippe Ledent [3]. The prototypes <strong>of</strong>these converters have been tested [1]. Based on the lessons learned with the tests <strong>of</strong> the firstdesign, <strong>and</strong> based on the upgraded requirements <strong>of</strong> the power conditioning unit, a new designis proposed in this section. Compared to the first design, the control circuits remained thesame, but the passive components were modified.5.2.1 TheoryThe converters <strong>of</strong> the EPS are output-voltage controled converters. A converter is composed<strong>of</strong> a power stage <strong>and</strong> a control (Fig. 5.1). The power stage performs the voltage conversion.We will see below that the power stage contains a switch <strong>and</strong> that the portion <strong>of</strong> time duringwhich this switch is closed determines the voltage convertion ratio. The portion <strong>of</strong> time duringwhich the switch is closed is called the duty cycle (D). The duty cycle is set by the control.By adjusting the duty cycle, the control can maintain an electrical value constant. Here, the48

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