Power Electronics Courses and Certifications

Gate Drive, Level Shift, and Layout in Power Electronics - Lecture 38

Explore practical power electronics design, focusing on gate drive, level shifting, and circuit layout techniques for optimal performance and efficiency in power conversion systems.

• YouTube
• 52 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Soft Switching Techniques in Power Electronics - Lecture 33

Explore soft-switching techniques in power electronics, focusing on zero voltage and zero current switching methods to reduce loss and noise in circuit design.

• YouTube
• 52 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Control in Power Electronics - Lecture 24

Explore dynamic control and modeling of DC-DC converters, focusing on the local average operator for describing averaged behavior through direct circuit averaging.

• YouTube
• 52 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Thermal Modeling and Heat Sinking in Power Electronics - Lecture 16

Explore thermal modeling and heat sinking in power electronics, covering essential concepts for efficient thermal management and device performance optimization.

• YouTube
• 54 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Inverters and Fourier Series in Power Electronics - Lecture 17

Explore Fourier Series, waveform characteristics, and single-phase full-bridge inverters in power electronics. Learn techniques to control AC output in DC-to-AC conversion.

• YouTube
• 51 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Converter Circuits

1398 ratings at Coursera

Realize power semiconductors in switching converters: model switching loss with MOSFETs and IGBTs, analyze discontinuous conduction mode, and study transformer-isolated forward and flyback topologies.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 5 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Converter Control

652 ratings at Coursera

Design feedback loops for switching regulators: build small-signal ac equivalent circuit models, derive converter transfer functions, construct Bode plots, and design closed-loop controllers.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 5 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Magnetics for Power Electronic Converters

169 ratings at Coursera

Design and optimize magnetics for switching converters: magnetic circuit models, transformer equivalent circuits, skin and proximity copper losses, core loss, and the Kg design method.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 4 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Averaged-Switch Modeling and Simulation

91 ratings at Coursera

Model switched-mode power converters using circuit averaging and averaged-switch techniques, apply Middlebrook's Feedback Theorem, and design and simulate closed-loop regulated converters.

• Coursera
• 3 weeks, 5 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Input Filter Design

42 ratings at Coursera

Design properly damped single- and multi-stage input filters that meet conducted EMI attenuation limits without degrading the frequency response or stability of closed-loop power converters.

• Coursera
• 3 weeks, 4 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Modeling and Control of Single-Phase Rectifiers and Inverters

34 ratings at Coursera

Model and control grid-tied converters: analyze low-harmonic PFC rectifiers, design current-shaping and voltage loops, control single-phase PV inverters, and verify designs through simulation.

• Coursera
• 3 weeks, 5 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Techniques of Design-Oriented Analysis

33 ratings at Coursera

Apply the Extra Element Theorem and N-Extra Element Theorem to switching converters: simplify transfer function analysis and design damping for SEPIC and Cuk converters.

• Coursera
• 3 weeks, 4 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Coursera

Powering the Drive: Unveiling EV Electronics

33 ratings at Coursera

Learn how power electronics drives electric vehicles: key components, topologies including PWM, H-bridge and multilevel converters, control algorithms, and motor drive and energy management systems.

• Coursera
• 2 hours 26 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

MathWorks

Power Conversion for Electronic Devices

Build and simulate power converter models in Simulink and Simscape, comparing converter architectures and analyzing switching, regulation, efficiency, and performance across operating conditions.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Power Devices and Circuits

The course covers the topics of power circuits and power devices highlighting the interaction between the two. The most important circuits for power conversion are presented, analyzed, and simulated.

• Federica
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course