Thanks for clearing that up Magic,
Tapped is what I am going for but only for the reason that they mention that - in general - flybacks are only good for 50W and forward converters are good for 150W. I read it somewhere can't remember where.
I have been getting good results from treez Dual Boost 12V to 220V at 100W_TAPPEDBUCK_CONST FREQ_1 though the part count is kinda high.
So me .. being me and and wanting to push the boundaries of just what I could do found this chip
LT3757A https://www.analog.com/media/en/technical-documentation/data-sheets/3757afe.pdf.
What a little beast. One resistor for setting the clock. Wow.
I have made about 5 or so different versions of flyback and tapped boost but can come no where near the circuit treez gave to the group.
The problem I am having with the dang thing is that it will NOT keep the fet on long enough to get the inductor "saturated".
I have tried all sorts of things.
Frequency has no effect no matter how fast or slow you run the thing.
Different inductor ratios.
And on and on. Been at it for days and I don't think this thing will do it.
Pity, as is has a nice low input voltage of 2.9V up to 40V.
I have attached my latest version. Have not bothered with snubbers or gate control. Have tried all that and has no effect because the Fet just will not stay on long enough.
Is there a way I could MAKE is stay on longer. Is that even the problem ?
Happy snaps of my abomination in action.Nice if you like rainbows. The Red trace is the Gate.edit:
This part of the datasheet is kinda, maybe a clue ?
VC Current Mode Gain (∆VVC /∆VSENSE) 5.5 V/V
VC Source Current VFBX = 0V, VC = 1.5V –15 µA
VC Sink Current VFBX = 1.7V
VFBX = –0.85V
Or maybe a cap on the gate to lengthen the pulse somehow ? Zero clue on how I would do that though. Duty Cycle does not seem to be an option.
Edit: Again.
I think I have found my problem. Apart from the fact I can't read a data sheet properly.
Looks like it's already at almost 100% DC.
For a boost converter operating in CCM, the duty cycle
of the main switch can be calculated based on the output
voltage (VOUT) and the input voltage (VIN). The maximum
duty cycle (DMAX) occurs when the converter has the
minimum input voltage:
DMAX =
VOUT − VIN(MIN)
VOUT
More editing.
I changed the inductor ratio to 1:3.
But would you be happy with this waveform ? I mean what on earth is causing this constant ringing in the inductors ?