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Modeling and Control of Power Electronics Specialization

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University of Colorado Boulder

Modeling and Control of Power Electronics Specialization

Advance Your Career in Power Electronics. Master design-oriented techniques to engineer high-performance feedback controlled switched-mode power converters

Dr. Dragan Maksimovic

Instructor: Dr. Dragan Maksimovic

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4.8

(89 reviews)

Intermediate level

Recommended experience

2 months to complete
at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Master techniques of design-oriented analysis for switched-mode power converters.

  • Verify the design of closed-loop regulated power converters using switching and averaged circuit simulations.

  • Design high-performance peak current-mode control and average current-mode control loops.

  • Design input filters for switched-mode power converters.

  • Design power-factor correction rectifiers

  • Design dc-ac inverters for solar photovoltaic power systems

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Specialization - 5 course series

Averaged-Switch Modeling and Simulation

Averaged-Switch Modeling and Simulation

Course 116 hours

What you'll learn

  • Explain operation and modeling of switched-mode power converters

  • Model open-loop transfer functions and frequency responses

  • Design closed-loop regulated switched-mode power converters

  • Verify operation of switched-mode power converters by simulations

Skills you'll gain

Category: Power Electronics
Category: Mathematical Modeling
Category: Control Systems
Category: Electronic Systems
Category: Systems Analysis
Category: Electrical Engineering
Category: Simulations
Category: Electrical Power
Category: Engineering Analysis
Techniques of Design-Oriented Analysis

Techniques of Design-Oriented Analysis

Course 212 hours

What you'll learn

  • Understand statement and derivation of the Extra Element Theorem

  • Apply the Extra Element Theorem to converter analysis and design problems

  • Understand the statement of the N-Extra Element Theorem

  • Apply the N-Extra Element Theorem to converter analysis and design problems

Skills you'll gain

Category: Engineering Analysis
Category: Electronics
Category: Technical Design
Category: Matlab
Category: Control Systems
Category: Electronic Systems
Category: Simulation and Simulation Software
Category: Power Electronics
Category: Electrical Engineering
Input Filter Design

Input Filter Design

Course 311 hours

What you'll learn

  • Understand conducted electromagnetic interference (EMI) and the need for input filter

  • Understand input filter design principles based on attenuation requirements and impedance interactions.

  • Design properly damped single-stage and damped multi-stage input filters.

  • Use computer-aided tools and simulations to verify input filter design

Skills you'll gain

Category: Power Electronics
Category: Electrical Engineering
Category: Control Systems
Category: Semiconductors
Category: Electronic Systems
Category: Design Specifications
Category: Electrical Equipment
Category: Simulation and Simulation Software
Current-Mode Control

Current-Mode Control

Course 413 hours

What you'll learn

  • Understand the operating principles and benefits of current-mode control for dc-dc converters

  • Model and design peak current-mode controlled dc-dc converters

  • Model and design average current-mode controlled dc-dc converters

  • Use computer-aided tools and simulations to verify current-mode controlled dc-dc converters

Skills you'll gain

Category: Control Systems
Category: Power Electronics
Category: Electrical Engineering
Category: Mathematical Modeling
Category: Simulations
Category: Electronics
Category: Electronic Systems
Modeling and Control of Single-Phase Rectifiers and Inverters

Modeling and Control of Single-Phase Rectifiers and Inverters

Course 513 hours

What you'll learn

  • Understand the operating principles of low-harmonic, high power factor rectifier and inverters

  • Model and design current shaping and voltage control loops in power factor correction (PFC) rectifiers

  • Model and design control loops in single-phase dc-to-ac inverters

  • Design photovoltaic power systems tied to the single-phase ac power grid

Skills you'll gain

Category: Power Electronics
Category: Control Systems
Category: Simulation and Simulation Software
Category: Electrical Power
Category: Mathematical Modeling
Category: Electrical Engineering
Category: Matlab
Category: Electric Power Systems
Category: Electronic Systems

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This Specialization 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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University of Colorado Boulder
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