A Switching-Mode Power Supply Design Tool to Improve Learning in a Power Electronics Course
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20297080 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Pablo F Miaja (0000-0002-4419-1940, Universidad de Oviedo), Diego G Lamar (0000-0002-1208-0250, Universidad de Oviedo), Manuel Arias Pérez de Azpeitia (Universidad de Oviedo), Alberto Rodríguez (0000-0002-9444-3368, Universidad de Oviedo), Miguel Rodríguez (0000-0002-8908-628X, Universidad de Oviedo), M M Hernando (0000-0003-0790-235X, Universidad de Oviedo) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 54 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 104-113 |
| Publication date | 2011-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | IEEE Transactions on Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0018-9359 • E-ISSN: 1557-9638 |
| Publisher | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1109/te.2010.2046490 |
| OpenAlex | W2118912634 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 10 |
The static design of ac/dc and dc/dc switching-mode power supplies (SMPS) relies on a simple but repetitive process. Although specific spreadsheets, available in various computer-aided design (CAD) programs, are widely used, they are difficult to use in educational applications. In this paper, a graphic tool programmed in MATLAB is presented, which allows students to apply and to reflect upon the knowledge acquired in theoretical classes. This tool has been successfully employed in the course “Sistemas Electrónicos de Alimentación” in the Telecommunications Engineering degree as part of a project in new education methods (University of Oviedo project PB-08-019). During practical sessions, the students used the tool to design a SMPS, achieving better learning results than was the case without the tool. In addition, the tool was successfully used to improve the students' theoretical knowledge of the subject
CAD · Computer engineering · Control engineering · Electrical engineering · Electronic engineering · Electronics · Engineering drawing · Human–computer interaction · MATLAB · Mode (computer interface) · Power (physics) · Power electronics · Process (computing) · Systems engineering · Voltage · Advanced DC-DC Converters · Computer Science · Engineering · Experimental Learning in Engineering · Multilevel Inverters and Converters
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| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0.14 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2012 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |