Fundamentals of Power-Conversion Topologies Slides & Transcript

Abstract - This tutorial will provide an overview of various power-converter topologies, with a focus on techniques to achieve high-efficiency and high-power density. A brief summary of common power converters, such as buck, boost, single-input multiple-output (SIMO) and multi-phase converters will be presented followed by a detailed analysis and comparison to more recent topologies, such as switched-capacitor (SC) power converters, hybrid and resonant SC converters, and multi-level converters.
Speaker Biography -Robert Pilawa-Podgurski is currently an Associate Professor in the Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences Department at the University of California, Berkeley. He received his B.S., M.Eng., and Ph.D. degrees from MIT. He performs research in the area of power electronics. Dr. Pilawa-Podgurski received the Google Faculty Research Award in 2013, and the 2014 Richard M. Bass Outstanding Young Power Electronics Engineer Award of the IEEE Power Electronics Society, given annually to one individual for outstanding contributions to the ?eld of power electronics before the age of 35. He is co-author of nine IEEE prize papers.