Lab 3 - Performance Indices

The objective of any performance index is to evaluate quantitatively and qualitatively the operation of an equipment and allow comparisons to be made between various configurations. The most used indices for buck, boost, and buck/boost converters are presented in Table I. Half-bridge converters act as either buck or boost converters depending on their mode and share exact characteristics. For this reason, half-bridge indices are not included.

Performance Index	Expression
Performance Index	Buck	Boost	Buck-Boost
Duty cycle
Transfer function
Output current (A)
Output voltage (V)
Current ripple
Voltage ripple

Table 1: Performance Indices for dc-dc converters.