Power Electronics: Fundamentals of Energy Conversion Design

The drive for energy efficiency in everything from consumer electronics to electric vehicles relies on robust power electronics. If you need to understand how electrical energy is converted and controlled efficiently, this course provides the necessary engineering foundation. By the end of this course, you will be able to model, analyze, and select components for essential power circuits, allowing you to design reliable DC-DC converters and AC-DC rectification systems. What you'll learn: * Understand the physics and characteristics of power semiconductor devices, including modern wide bandgap materials like SiC and GaN. * Analyze and model fundamental switching power circuit topologies, such as buck, boost, and isolated converters. * Apply control theory techniques to design stable feedback loops for voltage and current regulation. * Design and size magnetic components and filtering stages essential for minimizing ripple and maximizing efficiency. * Practice calculating efficiency, losses, and thermal management for practical power supply applications. * Configure basic digital control strategies used in modern high-performance power converters. This course begins with core terminology and device physics before progressing into circuit analysis and modeling techniques. We then move into practical design considerations, component selection, and control loop implementation through written exercises. This course is designed for beginners in electrical engineering, computer science, or related technical fields. No prior experience with power electronics is required. Start building your expertise in essential energy systems today.