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For Hobbyists & Makers · PID Controller

PID Controller for a buck converter

Built for hobbyists & makers exploring it for fun. Play with real physics and math, no license and no setup — just open and tinker. Simulate a buck converter live below — adjust the inputs and watch it respond, right in your browser.

PID ControllerLive

step response tuning

Controls

Presets

Proportional Kp

Integral Ki

Derivative Kd

A PID controller drives a system to its setpoint using three terms: proportional reacts to the current error, integral eliminates steady-state offset, and derivative damps overshoot. Tuning the three gains trades off speed, overshoot, and stability — the workhorse of industrial control.

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Data Inspector

Overshoot0%

Settling time0.00 s

Steady-state error0.000

Governing equation

u (t) = 4.0 e (t) + 1.00 \int e d t + 0.5 \frac{d e}{d t}

Reading this result: Balanced gains — proportional for speed, integral to remove offset, derivative to damp overshoot: the textbook well-tuned response.

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Is this good for hobbyists & makers?: Yes — this version of "PID Controller for a buck converter" is framed for hobbyists & makers exploring it for fun. Play with real physics and math, no license and no setup — just open and tinker.
Do I need to install anything?: No. It runs in any modern browser, free, with no account required.