Introduction to Power Electronics

This course may also be taken as ECEA 5700 for academic credit, which is part of CU Boulder's Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering.

This course will introduce the fundamental concepts of switched-mode conversion circuits that control and convert electrical power with high efficiency. The principles of converter circuit analysis are presented. They are used to determine the steady-state voltages, current and efficiency of power conversions. Assignments include modeling and analysis of a DC-DC converter and an inverting DC-DC converter.

You will be able to:

* Learn the basics of a switched mode converter and its operating principles

* You will be able to solve the steady-state voltages, currents, step-down, inverting and other power conversions

* Learn how to calculate an averaged circuit model and determine the converter efficiency

This course assumes that you have a basic understanding of the principles and practices of circuit analysis.