Switched Mode Power Converters
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The official GTU curriculum for Switched Mode Power Converters (subject code 3720732) as prescribed for EE · Semester 2 divides the course into 3 units, covering 33 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (3720732)Unit 1 Review of Basic SMPS topologies
- Linear regulator versus SMPS
- Buck-Boost SMPS Topologies
- Basic Operation-Waveforms - modes of operation -switching stresses
- Switching and conduction losses
- Optimum switching frequency
- Practical voltage
- current and power limits - design relation
- Voltage mode control principles
Unit 2 Isolated converters
- Push-Pull converter: Basic operation
- Flux imbalance problem
- coping with flux imbalance
- transformer design
- output filter design
- switching stresses and losses
- output filter design Forward Converter: Configuration
- Basic operation and analysis
- voltage mode control
- forward converter magnetics
- double-ended and interleaved forward converters Half and Full Bridge Converters: Basic Operation and Waveforms
- Output Filter
- Blocking capacitance for coping up flux imbalance
- power limit Flyback converter: Configuration
- basic operation, and waveforms
- discontinuous and continuous mode of operation
- flyback magnetics
- design relations and sequential steps for design
- control strategy Study of PWM Control ICs SG 3525
- TL 494, MC34060 etc
Unit 3 Resonant Converters
- Classification of Resonant Converters.
- Basic Resonant Circuit Concepts
- Load Resonant Converter
- Resonant Switch Converters
- Zero Voltage Switching Clamped Voltage Subject Code: 3720732 w.e.f