Power Conversion for Electronic Devices
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Power Conversion for Electronic Devices
This course is part of Electrified Systems Design Engineer Professional Certificate
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What you'll learn
Model and simulate power converters to understand how electrical energy is transferred and controlled.
Build and simulate converter models to explore how they transfer and regulate power.
Evaluate performance using key measures such as voltage, current, and efficiency.
Apply practical approaches to design and improve power electronics systems
Skills you'll gain
- Simulation and Simulation Software
- Electronics Engineering
- Electronic Systems
- Three-Phase
- Control Systems
- Hardware Design
- System Design and Implementation
- Electrical Engineering
- Model Based Systems Engineering
- Power Electronics
- Electric Power Systems
- Design Specifications
- Electrical Systems
- Electronics
- Simulations
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March 2026
8 assignments
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There are 4 modules in this course
Power electronics enable modern electrified technologies, from electric vehicles to renewable energy systems. In this course, you’ll learn how engineers design and model power converters to efficiently transfer and control electrical energy in real-world systems.
Through guided exercises and practical examples, you’ll build and analyze models of common power converters, evaluate their performance, and explore how design decisions affect system behavior across different operating conditions. You’ll also examine key aspects of power converter operation, including how electrical signals are switched and regulated to achieve desired performance. These concepts help engineers design systems that meet efficiency and reliability requirements. You’ll receive a free Simulink and Simscape license to develop system-level models, run simulations, and compare different converter architectures before hardware is built. By the end of the course, you’ll be able to model, simulate, and analyze power converters and understand how they are used in modern electronic and electrified systems. These skills will help you contribute to the design and optimization of power electronics systems across a wide range of applications.
What's included
7 videos9 readings2 assignments
7 videos•Total 45 minutes
- Overview of Electrified Systems Design Engineer Professional Certificate•3 minutes
- Introduction to Power Conversion for Electronic Devices•2 minutes
- Switching: The Key to Efficient Power Conversion•7 minutes
- Common Semiconductor Switches in Power Electronics•8 minutes
- Guided Lesson: Experimenting With Switches•9 minutes
- DC-DC Conversion•9 minutes
- Guided Lesson: Buck Converters•8 minutes
9 readings•Total 86 minutes
- Prerequisite Knowledge•2 minutes
- Access to Simulink and Simscape•10 minutes
- Course Files•5 minutes
- Meet Your Instructors•5 minutes
- Introduction to Guided Lessons•2 minutes
- Reference: Choosing the Right Switch•5 minutes
- Reference: Designing DC-DC Converters•10 minutes
- Files for the Guided Lesson•2 minutes
- Designing a Boost Converter•45 minutes
2 assignments•Total 25 minutes
- The Importance of Switching•15 minutes
- Check Your Boost Converter Values•10 minutes
What's included
4 videos2 readings2 assignments
4 videos•Total 27 minutes
- Fundamentals of AC Voltage•5 minutes
- AC-DC Conversion: Single Phase Rectifiers•6 minutes
- AC-DC Conversion: Three Phase Rectifiers•6 minutes
- Guided Lesson: Three-Phase Rectifiers•9 minutes
2 readings•Total 35 minutes
- Reference: AC Voltage •5 minutes
- Designing a Single-Phase Rectifier•30 minutes
2 assignments•Total 20 minutes
- Concept Check: Fundamentals of AC Voltage•10 minutes
- Check Your Rectifier•10 minutes
What's included
4 videos4 readings1 assignment
4 videos•Total 36 minutes
- DC-AC Conversion: Single-Phase Inverters•9 minutes
- Guided Lesson: Experimenting with PWM•10 minutes
- DC-AC Conversion: Three-Phase Inverters•7 minutes
- Guided Lesson: Three-Phase Inverters•10 minutes
4 readings•Total 42 minutes
- File for the Guided Lesson•2 minutes
- Notes for the Guided Lesson•5 minutes
- Reference: Three-Phase Inverters•5 minutes
- Optional Project•30 minutes
1 assignment•Total 10 minutes
- Inverters•10 minutes
What's included
4 videos5 readings3 assignments1 plugin
4 videos•Total 23 minutes
- Model Fidelity in Power Electronics•7 minutes
- Guided Lesson: Model Fidelity- Boost Converter•12 minutes
- Simulating an Electric Vehicle Charger•2 minutes
- Summary of Power Conversion for Electronic Devices•2 minutes
5 readings•Total 69 minutes
- File for the Guided Lesson•2 minutes
- Project Overview and Specifications•5 minutes
- Part 1: Design the Rectification Circuit•30 minutes
- Part 2: Design the DC-DC Converter•30 minutes
- Continue Learning•2 minutes
3 assignments•Total 30 minutes
- Model Fidelity in Power Electronics•10 minutes
- Check Your Rectification Circuit•10 minutes
- Check Your Converter Output•10 minutes
1 plugin•Total 10 minutes
- Course Survey•10 minutes
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