This Specialization is intended for students and engineers seeking to advance skills in the analysis, modeling, and design of high-performance control loops around switched-mode dc-dc, ac-dc and dc-ac power converters. Through five courses, you will cover averaged-switch modeling and simulation techniques, techniques of design-oriented analysis, input filter design, peak and average current-mode control techniques, as well as modeling and control of single-phase power factor correction rectifiers, and inverters for photovoltaic power systems.
Modeling and Control of Power Electronics Specialization
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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
Instructor: Dr. Dragan Maksimovic
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Intermediate level
Recommended experience
2 months at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
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Share your expertise with employers
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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Skills you'll gain
- Power Electronics
- Mathematical Modeling
- Electronic Systems
- Electric Power Systems
- Control Systems
- Engineering Analysis
- Technical Design
- Verification And Validation
- Simulations
- Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Simulation and Simulation Software
- Design Strategies
- Systems Design
- Electronics Engineering
- Electronics
- Electrical Engineering
- Systems Analysis
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Specialization - 5 course series
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: Simulations
Category: Control Systems
Category: Mathematical Modeling
Category: Electrical Engineering
Category: Systems Design
Category: Verification And Validation
Category: Engineering Analysis
Category: Electronic Systems
Category: Electronics Engineering
Category: Systems Analysis
Category: Electronics
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: Control Systems
Category: Technical Design
Category: Electronics
Category: Systems Analysis
Category: Electrical Engineering
Category: Matlab
Category: Simulation and Simulation Software
Category: Power Electronics
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: Electronics
Category: Electrical Engineering
Category: Control Systems
Category: Design Strategies
Category: Electronics Engineering
Category: Electrical and Computer Engineering
Category: Electronic Systems
Category: Technical Design
Category: Simulation and Simulation Software
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: Simulations
Category: Electronics
Category: Mathematical Modeling
Category: Electrical Engineering
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: Mathematical Modeling
Category: Electronics Engineering
Category: Electric Power Systems
Category: Electronics
Category: Electrical Engineering
Category: Simulations
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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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Frequently asked questions
It takes approximately 6 months to complete the Specialization.
It is assumed that learners have knowledge of the basic operating principles of switched-mode power converters, be able to solve for the steady-state voltages and currents, and be able to construct and solve averaged equivalent circuit models. It is highly recommended that learners take Introduction to Power Electronics, Converter Circuits, and Converter Control before attempting to take courses in this Specialization.
It is highly recommended that Course 1 Averaged-Switch Modeling and Simulation is taken before attempting to take Courses 2-5. Course 3 Current-Mode Control should be taken before attempting to take Course 5.
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