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Overview


​If you feel that there are thousands of pages of information about switching mode power supply design and you do not know where to start then this online workshop is for you.

Using a systematic and step-by-step approach, we start from the basics and guide you through the complete design of a power supply down to the last component. 
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We cover all design procedures, decision-making processes, compromises, calculations, and how to select suitable components, including the necessary safety margins for the Buck and Boost topologies down to the last component. Although this workshops concentrates on Buck and Boost design the techniques taught here apply to all topologies. If you have already completed our Flyback Power Supply Design​  then then will of course be some commonalty and therefore you will receive a discount at checkout.

Using many videos, presentations, end-of-chapter quizzes, and design examples, each participant will learn how to design, select, and specify each component until the power supply design is complete. Where possible, we use freely available automated design tools to simplify laborious calculations, allowing participants to design, experiment, and learn effectively. In addition all participants will receive a free license* for our advanced Power Supply Design Software WDS to ease calculations.

By the end of the workshop, you will have designed a complete and fully functioning power supply, with all component part numbers specified.

Upon completion of the course, you will receive a certificate for your personal development file. 

Workshop Outline
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  • Introduction 
    • Overview of the Buck converter operation and all of its components 
    • Overview of the Boost converter operation and all of its components 
  • Switching strategies 
    • Asynchronous switching, synchronous switching, synchronous with diode emulation
  • Inductor selection 
    • Operation of the inductor in our power supply
    • Conduction modes
    • All inductor parameters needed for section (inductance, rated c current, saturation current magnetic material)
    • Using free on-line tools to select narrow down and select your inductor quickly
    • Real life design example: Inductor selection down to part number
  • PWM Controller IC selection for Buck and Boost
    • Selecting the correct IC for your application
    • How read the datasheet and extract parameters that you need parameter
    • Common calculations clock/soft start/bypass capacitance/control loop parameters
    • High side/low side gate driver parameters and losses
    • Real life design example 1: PWM controller selection 
  • MOSFET selection
    • MOSFET selection without switching loss calculations (all topologies)
    • MOSFET Selection with switching loss calculation (all topologies)
    • How read the datasheet and extract parameters that you need parameter
    • Gate resistor calculations and selection
    • Using free on-line tools to narrow down and select your MOSFET quickly
    • Pragmatic Thermal design and heatsinking
    • Real life design example: MOSFET selection down to part number, without switching loss calculation for a low/medium power converters
    • Real life design example 2: MOSFET selection down to part number, switching loss calculation for a medium/high power converters 
  • Diode selection
    • Power diode types, parameters and selection 
    • How read the datasheet and extract parameters that you need 
    • Using free on-line tools to narrow down and select your power diode quickly
    • Real life design example: Power diode selection down to component part number 
  • Input and output capacitor selection
    • Why do we need input capacitance?
    • Input ripple and noise reduction capacitance selection 
    • Input bulk capacitor selection
    • Output capacitor calculations and selection
    • Using free online tools for narrow down and select your capacitors quickly
    • Real life design example 1: Ceramic input capacitor selection down to component part number 
    • Real life design example 2: Electrolytic input capacitor selection down to component part number
  • Current sensing 
    • Resistive current sense circuits and calculations
    • Current sense transformers, circuits and selection 
    • Correct over current limiting 
    • Real life design example: Current sense resistor calculations and component selection down to component part number
  • Step-by-Step Control loop design 
    • All that you need to know for fast control loop parameter calculation 
    • Control mode selection for your power (voltage mode, voltage mode with input voltage feedforward, current mode, constant-on-time)
    • What are Bode plots and how read and use them for stability 
    • Using various software tools to design control loops and calculate components quickly
    • Real life control loop design example down to component part number
  • RC snubber design for Buck and Boost Buck Converter Layout  Boost Converter Layout 
    • RC snubber circuit calculation and component selection
    • Using free on-line tools to design your RC snubber quickly
    • Real life design example: RC snubber design down to component part number 
  • Optimum Buck converter layout
    • Layout of power components 
    • Layout of the control loop components
  • Optimum Buck converter layout
    • Layout of power components 
    • Layout of the control loop components​​
Pricing
  • Power Supply Hardware Design Workshop​: $750 USD (or €680 EUR) for one user.
  • The online training portal and your WDS license will be accessible for 18-months from the date of registration. This means you will have 18-months to complete the workshop. After this time you can extend your registration on a monthly basis for a small fee.

Completion
Following completion of the workshop users will receive a certificate.

Prerequisites
The audience must have a degree in electrical/electronic engineering, computer science or equivalent.
These workshops are highly technical, intended for professional engineers and are not suitable for the general public without relevant qualifications.

Other Workshops
Even though this is an online course, we at Biricha understand the value of hands-on experiments for gaining experience and confidence in power supply design. Therefore, a series of additional "Hands-on Power Supply Design Example Workshops" are also available to extend your knowledge and experience. These extra workshops use bespoke Design Example Kits (DEK) for Buck, Boost and Flyback topologies which are available for you to purchase and experiment with.

These boards are designed specifically with teaching and learning in mind. The boards allow you to calculate your component values, solder them on the board, observe the waveforms with your oscilloscope, experiment, change values and learn. Please see our "Hands-on Power Supply Design Example Workshops" page for more information.

You may be interested in the following complimentary workshops: 

* 12 month license. You must have unrestricted access to the internet. This software is not necessary for understanding the material in the class and is available upon request at a later date.

Pricing


Power Supply Hardware Design Workshop​:  $750 USD (or €680 EUR) for one user.
The online training portal and your WDS license will be accessible for 18-months from the date of registration. This means you will have 18-months to complete the workshop. After this time you can extend your registration on a monthly basis for a small fee.

Alternatively, users can select individual modules within the workshop syllabus to purchase instead of the complete workshop.
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Workshop Registration


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