Events

April 14-17, 2022 11AM-12:30PM EDT
(6 hours of instruction, Mon-Thurs)

Description

This live online course covers fundamental and advanced design concepts related to the design of power electronic circuits for meeting electromagnetic compatibility requirements. It's presented in four 90-minute sessions. In the first two sessions, basic power electronic circuit topologies and applications are reviewed with a focus on the fundamental properties of these circuits that result in unwanted conducted and radiated emissions. Noise source models are presented and various noise mitigation options are examined. The focus of the second two sessions is on advanced design concepts including grounding strategies, component selection and placement, and methods for maintaining electrical balance. Active noise cancellation techniques applicable in various situations are also presented. Finally, several examples of good and bad power circuit designs, ranging from low-voltage DC-to-DC converters to 700-volt electric vehicle motor drives, are reviewed.

People who might benefit from taking this course include engineers and technicians that need to understand how switching noise from power electronic circuits results in unwanted conducted and radiated emissions. Students completing the course will learn to design power circuits that comply with EMC requirements, and to troubleshoot existing designs with switching-noise problems.