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About the Course

This course can also be taken for academic credit as ECEA 5701, part of CU Boulder’s Master of Science in Electrical Engineering degree. This course introduces more advanced concepts of switched-mode converter circuits. Realization of the power semiconductors in inverters or in converters having bidirectional power flow is explained. Power diodes, power MOSFETs, and IGBTs are explained, along with the origins of their switching times. Equivalent circuit models are refined to include the effects of switching loss. The discontinuous conduction mode is described and analyzed. A number of well-known converter circuit topologies are explored, including those with transformer isolation. The homework assignments include a boost converter and an H-bridge inverter used in a grid-interfaced solar inverter system, as well as transformer-isolated forward and flyback converters. After completing this course, you will: ● Understand how to implement the power semiconductor devices in a switching converter ● Understand the origins of the discontinuous conduction mode and be able to solve converters operating in DCM ● Understand the basic dc-dc converter and dc-ac inverter circuits ● Understand how to implement transformer isolation in a dc-dc converter, including the popular forward and flyback converter topologies Completion of the first course Introduction to Power Electronics is the assumed prerequisite for this course....

Top reviews

AR

Jan 13, 2017

Very helpful course. This course has helped me in getting a good insight into Power Electronics. Thanks alot Dr. Robert Erickson.

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Jul 16, 2020

Good and straight forward. This is what education should be like. A more rigorous way of teaching does not necessary convey valuable information. Thank you and please keep it up

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By Arijeet H

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Jan 18, 2023

The course is a good one . It helps me know different types of converter circuits . Also I have known different power electronics circuits .

By Elyka A

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May 6, 2016

Very good, but some topics may need to be explained further, like the realization of the switches

By Aleena A

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Apr 5, 2020

Quite tough a chapter and module but if you understand the concepts its easy to do !

By Пащина С А

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Apr 21, 2022

Very interesting course, everyone who is interested should take it!

By ANSHUMAN S

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Aug 30, 2020

the last assignment solutions should be provided, rest was good.

By BALAJI B E

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Nov 4, 2022

very useful life and technology University thanks

By Jairo Z

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Dec 2, 2017

The last questionary is a little bit difficult

By Subachandiran S

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Nov 17, 2022

very good 👍😊😊 and very useful to students

By Andres H

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Sep 11, 2018

I wish we had more LTSpice experiments

By Richard O

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Oct 8, 2019

Difficult, but useful and fulfilling.

By Srinath M

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Dec 13, 2017

Discussion forum is practically dead

By Au42230114003

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Nov 7, 2022

very use full the course 😌

By Prakash K

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Jul 31, 2020

very interesting course

By Usman R

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Jul 4, 2017

Very nice course

By Hasan M A

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Nov 18, 2022

VERY DIFFICULT

By CHANDRU R

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Nov 6, 2022

nice to learn

By Prakash G V V

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Nov 17, 2022

very usefull

By pooma y

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Nov 11, 2022

nice teachin

By K K R

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Oct 20, 2022

It was good

By RAMANATHAN K

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Nov 22, 2022

very useful

By SivaSurya

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Nov 11, 2022

intresting

By rathinavel V

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Nov 2, 2022

Helpfull

By Nagaraj.G

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Nov 9, 2022

NNice

By BHAVAN E

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Nov 18, 2022

good

By Navaraj G N

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Nov 18, 2022

good