Specialization Modeling and control of power electronics

This specialization is designed for students and engineers who want to gain skills in analyzing, modeling, and designing high-performance DC-DC, AC-DC, and DC-DC switching power converter control loops. Over five courses, you will learn average switch modeling and simulation techniques, design-oriented analysis techniques, input filter design, peak- and average-current control techniques, and modeling and control of single-phase power factor-corrected rectifiers and inverters for photovoltaic power systems. Applied learning project Students will begin designing and testing their own high-efficiency closed-loop DC-DC converters, AC power factor correction rectifiers, and DC/AC PV inverters using the included Spice simulation examples. The final course in the specialization includes a project in which students design and test control loops on a complete 5 kW PV system, including a maximum power point tracking boost converter and a single-phase grid-tied inverter.