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Power Electronics

Dr. Dragan Maksimovic, Dr. Khurram Afridi, Professor John MacBeath, Dr. Robert Erickson, Климин Анастасий Игоревич, and Alex Alexandrou

Courses 1, 2, and 3 in this specialization can also be taken for academic credit as part of CU Boulder’s Master of Science in Electrical Engineering degree. Enroll here. Courses 5 and 6 will be offered in the degree program soon. Design modern switched-mode power converters; create high-performance control loops around power converters; understand efficiency, power density and cost trade-offs By 2030, 80% of all electrical energy will be processed by power electronics. Professional advantages continue to grow for technical engineers who understand the fundamental principles and technical requirements of modern power conversion systems. This specialization covers design-oriented analysis, modeling and simulation techniques leading to practical engineering of high-performance power electronics systems.

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Five courses

Introduction to Power Electronics

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This course introduces the basic concepts of switched-mode converter circuits for controlling and converting electrical power with high efficiency. Principles of converter circuit analysis are introduced, and are developed for finding the steady state voltages, current, and efficiency of power converters.

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Capstone Design Project in Power Electronics

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Learners design a DC-DC converter that powers USB-C devices from a dc input voltage source. Aspects include: - Power stage and magnetics design - Simulation for steady-state operation - Control system design - Simulation for control system operation - Milestone reports documenting design and performance

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Converter Control

This course teaches how to design a feedback system to control a switching converter. It covers modeling, analysis, and design of feedback loops for switching regulators.

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Converter Circuits

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This course introduces advanced concepts of switched-mode converter circuits. It covers power semiconductors, switching times, and equivalent circuit models. It explores discontinuous conduction mode and various converter circuit topologies, including transformer-isolated forward and flyback converters.

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Magnetics for Power Electronic Converters

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This course covers the analysis and design of magnetic components used in power electronic converters. Topics include inductance, core material saturation, airgap, energy storage, reluctance, magnetic circuit modeling, transformer equivalent circuits, magnetizing and leakage inductance, multi-winding transformer models, and loss modeling.

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89 hours

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University of Colorado Boulder

Instructors

Dr. Dragan Maksimovic

Dr. Khurram Afridi

Professor John MacBeath

Dr. Robert Erickson

Климин Анастасий Игоревич

Alex Alexandrou

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