University of Colorado Boulder

Converter Control

This course is part of Power Electronics Specialization

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Intermediate level
Some related experience required
Flexible schedule
Approx. 19 hours
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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
4.8

(626 reviews)

Intermediate level
Some related experience required
Flexible schedule
Approx. 19 hours
Learn at your own pace
Build toward a degree

What you'll learn

  • Be able to design and analyze the feedback systems of switching regulators

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5 quizzes

Taught in English

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There are 4 modules in this course

How to extend the converter steady-state equivalent circuits, derived in the previous courses, to obtain small-signal ac equivalent circuits that model the important converter and regulator system dynamics.

What's included

8 videos1 reading1 quiz1 discussion prompt

A review of the construction of Bode plots of the magnitude and phase of first-order, second-order, and higher-order transfer functions, with emphasis on techniques needed for design of regulator systems. Design-oriented analysis techniques to make approximations and gain insight into how to design ac systems having significant complexity.

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7 videos1 reading1 quiz

Design-oriented analysis techniques to make approximations and gain insight into how to design ac systems having significant complexity. Graphical construction techniques.

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5 videos1 reading1 quiz

Application of the material of Chapters 7 and 8 to design closed-loop regulators that employ switching converters. How to design a feedback system that accurately regulates its output while rejecting disturbances.

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8 videos1 reading2 quizzes

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4.9 (88 ratings)
Dr. Robert Erickson
University of Colorado Boulder
11 Courses145,566 learners

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This course is part of the following degree program(s) offered by University of Colorado Boulder. If you are admitted and enroll, your completed coursework may count toward your degree learning and your progress can transfer with you.¹

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