The Power IC Model Library incorporates over 400 high fidelity time-domain PSpice models for power electronic designs. It gives designers capabilities previously unavailable for many popular parts - the ability to plug in a model, representative of the actual IC, and simulate the switching performance under actual operating conditions.
The Power IC Model Library, a product of AEi Systems, is specially designed for the Cadence® PSpice® analog and mixed signal simulator. Nonlinear characteristics such as propagation delay, switching speed, drive capability and maximum duty cycle/current limits, startup phenomena are all accurately modeled. You can directly compare the performance of components from different vendors and analyze the effects of different implementations such as peak current mode control, hysteric current control, low voltage, and low operating current.
Model accuracy and fidelity is assured by AEi System's proprietary relationships with the majority of the top analog IC manufacturers. The models in the Power IC Model Library are verified with bench data under start-up, steady state, line, and load transient conditions. This ensures that the models exhibit the kind of accuracy you expect from PSpice.
- Analyze large signal effects like start-up transients, power stage semiconductor stress, and step-load response
- Explore different approaches to transformer, converter, filter, and control structures
- Compute component stresses and test for excessive power dissipation
- Compare circuit characteristics with linear and nonlinear magnetics
- Analyze in both time and frequency domains
- Simulate and analyze your entire power supply without ANY limitations.
The library includes example application circuits for most of the IC models. Symbols, model libraries and schematic sets are available for both Cadence OrCAD® Capture and Microsim Schematics. You can perform high-speed cycle-by-cycle simulation to show true large-signal performance, simulate current-mode control using the latest accurate modeling techniques, run CCM and DCM converter simulations, analyze control systems including loop gain, input filter design and analysis, and measure power stage loss and stress analysis for all major components. In summary, you can simulate your entire power system.
- Over 400 Power IC Models (LIB files) Including:
- Phase shift, Voltage and current mode PWM controllers, Switching regulators, Motor controllers, Power factor correction, and Power MOSFET drivers
- Popular parts: UCC3895, HS117/LM117, UC384x, UC152x, UCC380x, LT124x, UC182x, UC1846, TL431, IR2110, UC1854
- Linear ICs: AD813x Differential Amps, AD8333 Phase Shifter, AD8331 VGA, ADx36/x37 DC-RMS Converter
- Nonlinear Magnetic Cores, Transformers, Opto-Couplers
- Texas Instruments, Intersil, ON Semiconductor, Linear Technology, International Rectifier, Micrel, Vishay and more
- Spark Gap, Fluorescent Tube and Dead Time Controllable FET Driver Models
- Useful application circuit example schematics for most parts (DSN, OPJ, SCH files)
- Symbols for both OrCAD Capture and Microsim (OLB, SLB files)
- Support for both OrCAD Capture and Microsim Schematics symbol and schematic formats
Some newly added models in the Power IC Model Library for PSpice incorporate recent PSpice built-in component and building block advances that allow models to take full advantage of PSpice's capabilities. The new version of PSpice also includes speed increases for simulation of math equations and "if-then-else" constructs that are used throughout the model library. The models utilize analog behavioral elements and special Boolean logic elements. Together they greatly reduce the model's simulation runtime, an important factor in SMPS analysis. Most simulations run in just a few minutes. These improvements result in speed increases of 10 to 40% for power supply simulations.
To view the Power IC Model Library Support Page and Model-specific datasheets, please see the
Power IC Model FAQs page.
Power IC Model Library is a trademark of AEi Systems, LLC.