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Power Electronics
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Try Coursera for Business 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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Intermediate Specialization. Some related experience required.

COURSE 1

Introduction to Power Electronics

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Upcoming session: Feb 19

Commitment 3 weeks of study, 1-3 hours/week

Subtitles English

About the Course

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 th... more

COURSE 2

Converter Circuits
Upcoming session: Feb 12

Commitment 4 weeks of study, 1-3 hours/week

Subtitles English

About the Course

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 I... more

COURSE 3

Converter Control
Upcoming session: Feb 12

Subtitles English

About the Course

This course teaches how to design a feedback system to control a switching converter.
The equivalent circuit models derived in the previous courses are extended to model
small-signal ac variations. These models are then solved, to find the important ... more

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COURSE 4

Advanced Converter Control Techniques

Upcoming session: Feb 19

Commitment 4 weeks of study, 2-3 hours/week

Subtitles English

About the Course

This course covers advanced converter control techniques, including averaged-switch
modeling and Spice simulations, modeling and design of peak current mode and average
current mode controlled converters, as well as an introduction to co... more

COURSE 5

Magnetics for Power Electronic

Converters
Upcoming session: Feb 12

Commitment 4 weeks of study, 2-4 hours/week

Subtitles English

About the Course

This course covers the analysis and design of magnetic components, including inductors
and transformers, used in power electronic converters. The course starts with an
introduction to physical principles behind inductors and transformers, inclu... more

COURSE 6

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Capstone Design Project in Power

Electronics
Upcoming session: Apr 2

Commitment 6 weeks of study, 6-10 hours/week

Subtitles English

About the Capstone Project

Learners will design a DC-DC converter that powers USB-C devices (20 V at 3 A) from a dc
input voltage source such as a lithium-ion battery pack or a desktop computer power bus.
Aspects of the project will include:

● Design of converter power s... more

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Set in one of the world's most inspiring and entrepreneurial learning environments, the
University of Colorado Boulder enables each member of our community to reach their
potential and to Be Boulder through an extraordinary range of challenging academic,
research and service opportunities.

CU-Boulder is a dynamic community of scholars and learners on one of the most spectacular
college campuses in the country. As one of 34 U.S. public institutions in the prestigious
Association of American Universities (AAU), we have a proud tradition of academic excellence,
with five Nobel laureates and more than 50 members of prestigious academic academies.

Dr. Khurram Afridi

Assistant Professor

Dr. Robert Erickson

Professor

Dr. Dragan Maksimovic

Charles V. Schelke Endowed Professor

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