We provide currently the following technical trainings for both junior and senior electrical engineers.

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1. Averaged PWM Switch Modelling of switched-mode power converters

• Topics covered:
  • Modelling, analysis and simulation of switched-mode converters
  • Switched network averaging basics
  • Voltage mode control (VMC) and peak current mode control (PCMC)
  • Extracting non-linear time-invariant models
  • Extracting small-signal models
  • Spice implementation
  • Alternative averaged models
  • Circuit examples, case studies
• Duration: 1 day (basic training), +1 day optional with hands-on exercises (analysis and simulation)
• Optional: Advanced Averaged PWM Switch models (BCM, COT, etc.): + 1day

2. Resonant power converters

• Topics covered:
  • Introduction of resonant power converters
  • Methods for resonant converter analysis
  • Static and dynamic characteristics of various topologies (SRC, PRC, LLC, LCC, etc.)
  • Resonant control methods (frequency control, SSOC, phase control, etc.)
  • Application examples (DC/DC, AC/DC, one-stage PFC, etc.)
• Duration: 1 day

3. Control systems for HW designers

• Topics covered:
  • Control systems basics
  • Feedback and stability assessment
  • OPA feedback
  • Compensation and error amplifiers (OPA, OTA, shunt regulator E/A, etc.)
  • Linear bypass regulators
  • Control of Switched-mode power converters
  • Audiosusceptibility and output impedance
  • Systematic methods for controller design
  • Advanced control problems and design methods (multistage converters, target impedance, etc.)
• Duration: 1 day

4. Circuit-oriented analysis

• Topics covered:
  • The most efficient circuit analysis techniques you probably never heard about
  • Small-signal analysis by circuit inspection
  • Finding transfer function poles and zeros without brute-force algebra
  • Introduction of the Extra Element Theorem
  • Application examples
• Duration: 1 day

5. Efficient circuit simulation

• Topics covered:
  • Simulation practices in LTspice (building custom subcircuits and behavioural models)
  • How to avoid convergence problems
  • SMPS simulation techniques
  • Advanced converter simulation with SIMPLIS
• Duration: 1 day

6. Design for EMC

• Topics covered:
  • Basics of electromagnetic theory
  • EMC measurements and signal analysis
  • Measurement instruments
  • Parasitic components in electronic circuits
  • Conducted emissions
  • Radiated emissions
  • PCB-level considerations
  • Grounding and shielding
  • The effect of connected cables
  • Disturbance reduction techniques
  • Probing techniques for EMC analysis
  • Case studies
  • Demonstrations with RF measurement tools (Spectrum analyzer, LISN, RF Current probe, RF Bridge, Oscilloscope)
• Duration: 1 day

7. Advanced Power Conversion Topologies

• Topics covered:
  • Interleaving
  • Synchronous Rectification
  • Multistage DC/DC converters
  • Bidirectional power conversion
  • Active Power Factor Correction (Boost PFC, Totem-pole PFC, etc.)
  • Multilevel Inverters (NPC, ANPC, TNPC, HERIC, FC)
• Duration: 1 day