LTspice Simulation

Owned by Melissa Jacobs, created
Last updated: Jul 21, 2024
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Understand the basics of navigating LTspice
Layout simple circuits with the basic elements
Import specific ICs and components to design
Recreate current buck convertor schematics

General Tutorials:
Getting started: https://www.analog.com/en/resources/analog-dialogue/articles/get-up-and-running-with-ltspice.html
Schematic Editor: https://www.analog.com/en/resources/media-center/videos/series/ltspice-getting-started-tutorial.html

Resources for adding components in LTspice:
Element models: https://sigaris-electronics.eu/2018/11/ltspice-adding-an-element-model-to-the-schema/
IC: https://sigaris-electronics.eu/2021/04/ltspice-adding-an-ic-to-the-schematic/

Learning how to set up schematics using LTspice for design checking and simulation

 

 Future Worksession

Understand how to run simulations on simple circuits
Run simple simulations to test buck converter outputs
Simulate ripple voltage
Simulate Transient response

Learning to run simulations for circuit design verification

 

 Upcoming tasks

48V-5V Buck Converter

Create the schematic in LTspice
Simulate output voltage at nominal input
Simulate output current at nominal input
Simulate the ripple voltage

 

48V-17V Buck Converter

Create the schematic in LTspice
Simulate output voltage at nominal input
Simulate output current at nominal input
Simulate the ripple voltage