Course Description

Course Name:	C18 - Advance Power Electronics - Practical Theory and Application for Professionals Working in Power Electronics
Time & Date:	6:00 - 9:00 PM, May 21, 22 & 23
Location:	Holiday Inn Select Hotel, 15 Middlesex Canal Park Road, Woburn, MA
Speaker:	Soon Wan, Vicor Corporation
Text:	Fundamentals of power electronics by Robert w. Erickson and Dragan Maksimovic, Second Edition

Overview:

Power Electronics change the characteristics of voltage and current magnitude of electrical power to meet a particular application. It is an interdisciplinary technology that is required basically in every electronic device and power/energy system. This 3 days short course presents the advance knowledge in power electronics for designing a Switch Mode Power Supply (SMPS). The first session will cover the design and selection of the main components, such as the MOSFET, Input Filter and Output Filter, for a power converter. The second session will cover in detail on the circuit control including Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) control, and control feedback compensation system. The last session will cover mainly the Magnetic Design, Inductor Design and best practices in Printed Circuit Board (PCB) layout for Power Electronic.

Goals of course:

This course is intended for Engineers to gain more knowledge on designing, controlling, and switching topologies of advance power electronic converter circuits. It is relevant to the Design and Application Engineers who have been involving in design and development of power electronics for power converters and power supplies.

Benefits of attending

The attendance will gain practical knowledge in designing a power converter. It is also a course for Professional who wants to refresh his/her technical knowledge, or to learn what is the current trend in the field of Power Electronic.

Target Audience:

Design Engineers, Application Engineers, System Engineers, and Professionals who want to gain technical knowledge of designing Power Electronics in Power Converters, Power Supplies, and Renewable Energy Systems.

Prerequisites:

None, but basic electronic knowledge will be preferable.

OUTLINE

Session #1:

Overview of Power Electronics and Power Converter Topologies

Semiconductor Switches Design

Power Diodes

Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistor (MOSFET)

Bipolar Junction Transistor

Input and Output Filter Design

Session #2:

Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) Control

Feedback control theory for power converters

Analysis of power converter transfer function

Session #3:

Magnetic Design

Overview of Basic Magnetic

Loss Mechanisms in Magnetic Devices

Introduction of types of Magnetic Devices

Inductor Design

Filter inductor design constraints

Design procedure

Multiple winding magnetic design

Basic Rules of Printed Circuit Board (PCB) layout for Power Electronics Application

Speaker Bio:

Soon Wan graduated from Ngee Ann Polytechnic (Singapore) as the top student with the highest merit diploma, and graduated with Summa Cum Laude in Electrical and Computer Engineering at Merrimack College (North Andover, MA). Currently, Soon is a Senior Design Engineer in the Engineering Development group at VICOR Corporation in Andover, MA. He works with a team to design and develop high power density DC/DC power converter with innovative technologies and patented topologies. He has 15 years of experience in Power Electronics: DC/DC conversion designs and topologies, high frequency switch mode power supplies, high power density converters, feedback and control theory, magnetic design, circuits simulation, and printed circuit board layout.

Decision (Run/Cancel) Date for this Courses is Friday, May 11, 2012

FEES

Payment received by May 8 : IEEE Members $295

Payment received by May 8 : Non-members $325

Payment received after May 8 : IEEE Members $325

Payment received after May 8 : Non-members $355