Orientation: Professional Master’s Program in Power Electronics

1. Orientation: Professional Master’s Program in Power Electronics Prof. Bob Erickson rwe@colorado.edu University of Colorado Boulder August 21 2018

2. Applications of Power Electronics in Everyday Electronics Point-of-Load DC-DC Point-of-Load DC-DC Point-of-Load DC-DC Point-of-Load DC-DC Point-of-Load DC-DC High-frequency DC-DC Battery Power factor correction rectifier DC-DC with transformer isolation AC-DC PFC rectifier Off-line DC-DC VDC,medium VDC,high Electronic ballast Renewable energy Power systems Portable electronics Desktop computers Embedded systems Consumer electronics Telecommunications Medical electronics Automotive electronics etc. VDC,low mP CCFL inverter for LCD backlighting Multi-phase microprocessor supply (VRM)

3. Applications of Power Electronics in Renewable Energy Photovoltaic power conversion electronics • Electric vehicles • Energy storage Wind power conversion electronics 0-440 VAC 3ø 85 kVA FPGA controller: Multilevel space vector& Lyapunov control, commutation SVM 30 Hz : 60 Hz 9-module matrix converter w / multilevel switching

4. CoPEC Colorado Power Electronics Center University of Colorado Boulder • Faculty • Khurram Afridi • Robert Erickson, co-Director • Hanh-Phuc Le • YC Lee • Dragan Maksimovic, co-Director • ZoyaPopovic

5. Composite Converter Technology: Transformational Improvements in Electric Vehicle Power Electronics PI: R. Erickson Co-PI: D. Maksimovic Integrated Charger DC-DC Converter Inverter Motor + + • Fundamental improvements to boost dc-dc conversion architecture • Improvement in power density: 4x • Reduction in drive cycle loss: 4x • Reliability (MTTF) improvement: 10x • Integrated level 2 charger Vbatt Vbus - - $2.5M DOE Vehicle Technologies Incubator project $3.6M ARPA-E CIRCUITS project

6. Graduate Curriculum in Power Electronics at CU-Boulder • Tenure-track faculty • Bob Erickson • Dragan Maksimovic • Hanh-Phuc Le • Bri Mathias-Hodge • Emiliano Dall’Anese • Additional instructors • Bob White • Roger Bell • Carlo Martinez-Anido • Ibrahim Krad • Graduate Lab Core • ECEN 5517 Photovoltaic Power Electronics Laboratory • ECEN 5007 Project Laboratory in Power Electronics • Power Electronics Core • ECEN 5797 Introduction to Power Electronics • ECEN 5807 Modeling and Control of Power Electronics Systems • ECEN 5817 Resonant and Soft-Switching Techniques in Power Electronics • (Certificate in Power Electronics) • Significant offerings also in: • Electric vehicle drivetrain technology • Power management IC design • Grid integration of renewables • Control systems

7. A Typical Schedule • Typical load: 2-3 courses per semester • Total of 30 credit hours (10 courses) required for degree • 5797 is prerequisite for other core courses • 5517 is prerequisite for 5009 project lab • Electives: At least one selected from Power Electronics Program Electives. Remaining four courses: at least three approved technical electives.

8. Power Electronics Core ECEN 5797 Introduction to Power Electronics • Fall 2018, offered every fall • Instructor: Prof. Erickson • MWF 10-10:50 am, HUMN 1B80 • Prerequisite for graduate lab courses and remainder of power electronics theory courses • Basic power converter circuits and their analysis • Averaged modeling of switching converters • Converter dynamics and control • Magnetics design for power electronics • http://ecee.colorado.edu/~ecen5797

9. Power Electronics Core ECEN 5807 Modeling and Control of Power Electronics Systems • Spring 2019, offered alternate spring semesters • Instructor: Prof. Maksimovic • Second of three theory courses comprising the Graduate Certificate in Power Electronics • Design-oriented analysis of converter systems • Simulation and averaged switch modeling • Low harmonic rectifiers • Current mode control • Input filter analysis and design • Digital control of converter systems • http://ecee.colorado.edu/~ecen5807

10. Power Electronics Core ECEN 5817 Resonant and Soft Switching Phenomena in Power Electronics • Spring 2020, offered alternate spring semesters • Instructor: TBD • Third of three theory courses comprising the Graduate Certificate in Power Electronics • Mechanisms of switching loss • Resonant converters • Soft switching techniques • Analysis methods: fundamental approximation, state plane analysis • http://ecee.colorado.edu/~ecen5817

11. Power Electronics Core ECEN 5517 Photovoltaic Power Electronics Lab • Offered: every Spring semester • Design, simulate, build, debug, and demonstrate a standalone solar power system • Prerequisite: ECEN 5797 Introduction to Power Electronics

12. Power Electronics Core ECEN 5009 Power Electronics Project Lab • Offered: every Fall semester • Complete an individual project to meet specifications • Prerequisite: ECEN 5517 Photovoltaics Power Electronics Lab • Well-equipped power electronics lab • Taught by experienced and well-known engineers • Design and simulation verification to meet requirements • Printed-circuit board development • Testing and debugging • Demonstrate your working project when you interview

13. Certificate in Electric Drivetrain Technology ECEN 5017 Power Electronics for Electric Vehicles Offered every fall semester • Architectures, modeling and simulations of electric drivetrains • Analysis, modeling and design of vehicle power electronics AC Drives: Offered every spring semester • One of four courses in the Graduate Certificate in Electric Drivetrain Technology, through a Department of Energy sponsored GATE Center of Excellence in Innovative Drivetrains in Electric Automotive Technology Education (IDEATE)

14. Certificate in Electric Drivetrain Technology IDEATE: Innovative Drivetrains in Electric Automotive Technology Education • Joint center between CU-Boulder and UC Colorado Springs campuses • Graduate certificate in Electric Drivetrain Technology (EDT)

15. Next Generation Power Systems • ECEN 5009-001 Renewable Energy and the Future Power Grid (Fall) • ECEN 5008-001 Power Systems Analysis (Fall) • ECEN 5007-003 Power System Planning and Optimization (Spring) • ECEN 5007-001 Advances in Control and Optimization of the Power Grid (Spring)

16. Analog and Mixed-Signal Integrated Circuit Design • ECEN 5827 Analog IC Design • Offered every fall • Prof. Maksimovic, F 2018 • ECEN 5837 Mixed-Signal IC Design Lab • Offered alternate spring semesters • ECEN 5007-002 Integrated Circuits for Power Management • Offered alternate spring semesters, beginning S 2019

17. Other Recommended Electives ECEN 5138 Control Systems Analysis (Offered every fall semester) ECEN 5458 Sampled Data and Digital Control Systems (Offered every spring semester) ECEN 5555 Energy Systems and Devices (Offered every fall semester) Other courses in microwaves/RF, control systems, embedded systems, semiconductor devices, mathematics

18. Additional Opportunities for PE PMP Students • Summer Internships at Companies • CU Job Fairs • Internships at NREL • Power system courses taught by NREL researchers • PMP Student Assistants • Managed by PMP faculty • Online Mentorships • New Coursera-based MSEE degree will ramp up in 2019 • Program will hire PE students who have completed on-campus courses to serve as online homework testers and forum mentors

19. PMP Activities • Power Electronics PMP Social Committee • Organize periodic social events • Budget provided by program • Committee volunteers are solicited: contact Prof. Erickson • Awards • Recognition of outstanding PMP-PE performance • Selected by program faculty