Dr. Maksimovic's research is focused on power electronics, the technology that ties renewable sources such as photovoltaics and wind turbines to the electric power grid, propels hybrid and electric vehicles, powers a countless variety of electronic systems, and makes it possible to operate battery-powered mobile devices for many hours. Dr. Maksimovic is directing the Colorado Power Electronics Center (CoPEC) in explorations of ways to achieve significant system-level advances in energy efficiency and renewable energy sources via smart power electronics. Current research project topics include efficiency improvements in photovoltaic power systems, digital control of high-frequency switched-mode power converters, high-frequency power electronics using wide bandage semiconductors, high-efficiency radio transmitters, auto-tuning and adaptive control techniques in power conversion, and power electronics for electrified transportation.
Bandwidth limits in PWM switching amplifiers.
IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems proceedings. IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems.
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ECEA 5705 - Modeling, Control of Power Elec: Avged-Sw Modeling and Sim
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Spring 2020 / Summer 2020 / Fall 2020 / Spring 2021 / Summer 2021 / Fall 2021 / Spring 2022 / Summer 2022 / Fall 2022 / Spring 2023 / Summer 2023 / Fall 2023 / Spring 2024 / Summer 2024 / Fall 2024
Focuses on practical design-oriented modeling and control of pulse-width modulated switched-mode power converters using analytical and simulation tools in time and frequency domains. A design-oriented analysis technique, the Middlebrook's feedback theorem, is introduced and applied to analysis and design of voltage regulators and other feedback circuits. Furthermore, circuit averaging and averaged-switch modeling techniques are also covered in detail.
ECEA 5706 - Modeling, Control of Power Elec: Tech Dsgn-Oriented Analysis
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Fall 2020 / Spring 2021 / Summer 2021 / Fall 2021 / Spring 2022 / Summer 2022 / Fall 2022 / Spring 2023 / Summer 2023 / Fall 2023 / Spring 2024 / Summer 2024 / Fall 2024
Focuses on two techniques of design-oriented analysis, Middlebrook's extra-element theorem (EET), and n-extra-element theorem (NEET). It is shown how EET simplifies circuit analysis and design, provides insights into effects of circuit elements initially neglected, and to formulate design approaches. NEET allows designers to easily derive complex transfer functions in circuits such as converter filters and averaged circuit models.
ECEA 5707 - Modeling, Control of Power Elec: Input Filter Design
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Fall 2020 / Spring 2021 / Summer 2021 / Fall 2021 / Spring 2022 / Summer 2022 / Fall 2022 / Spring 2023 / Summer 2023 / Fall 2023 / Spring 2024 / Summer 2024 / Fall 2024
To meet electromagnetic interference (EMI) requirements and mitigate effects of switching noise, switching power converters often require input filters. Using extra-element theorem, it is shown how adding an input filter may compromise system stability, and impedance criteria are formulated to mitigate system stability issues. Input filter design techniques are developed for single-stage and multi-stage filters to meet several design criteria.
ECEA 5708 - Modeling, Control of Power Elec: Current-mode Control
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Fall 2020 / Spring 2021 / Summer 2021 / Fall 2021 / Spring 2022 / Summer 2022 / Fall 2022 / Spring 2023 / Summer 2023 / Fall 2023 / Spring 2024 / Summer 2024 / Fall 2024
Control loops around switch-mode power converters are often based on current-mode control techniques. This course is focuses on analysis, modeling and design of current programmed mode or peak current mode (PCM) control, as well as average current mode (ACM) control. Sampling effects and compensation ramp concepts are introduced. Averaged dynamic models and transfer functions of PCM-controlled converters are developed.
ECEA 5709 - Modeling, Control of Power Elec: Mod/Ctrl 1-Phase Rect/Inv
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Spring 2021 / Summer 2021 / Fall 2021 / Spring 2022 / Summer 2022 / Fall 2022 / Spring 2023 / Summer 2023 / Fall 2023 / Spring 2024 / Summer 2024 / Fall 2024
Covers pulse-width modulated (PWM) converters connected to the single-phase ac power grid. Harmonic standards and the need for power factor correction are discussed. Modeling and control techniques for PWM rectifiers include design of input current control and output voltage control. Modeling and control of single-phase inverters are introduced in the context of a solar photovoltaic power system.
ECEA 5715 - Power Electronics Capstone Project
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Fall 2020 / Spring 2021 / Summer 2021 / Fall 2021 / Spring 2022 / Summer 2022 / Fall 2022 / Spring 2023 / Summer 2023 / Fall 2023 / Spring 2024 / Summer 2024 / Fall 2024
A design project that applies the material of courses ECEA 5700, 5701, 5702, 5703, and 5705 to design and verify a bidirectional dc-dc converter and its controller, to interface a lithium-polymer battery to a USB-C device. Three milestones demonstrate: design and steady-state operation of converter power stage, averaged modeling and design of converter controller, and closed-loop transient response and regulation.
ECEN 2270 - Electronics Design Lab
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Spring 2018
Provides an introduction to analysis, modeling, design, and testing of analog electronic circuits in a practical laboratory setting. The laboratory is centered around a robot platform and includes design, SPICE simulations, prototyping and testing of circuits necessary to drive and remotely control the robot.
ECEN 4517 - Power Electronics and Photovoltaic Power Systems Laboratory
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Spring 2022 / Spring 2023
Focuses on analysis, modeling, design and testing of electrical energy processing systems in a practical laboratory setting. Studies power electronics converters for efficient utilization of available energy sources, including solar panels and utility. Experimental projects involve design, fabrication and testing of a solar power system. Same as ECEN 5517.
ECEN 4797 - Introduction to Power Electronics
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Fall 2019 / Fall 2023 / Fall 2024
An introduction to switched-mode converters. Includes steady-state converter modeling and analysis, switch realization, discontinuous conduction mode and transformer-isolated converters. Ac modeling of converters using averaged methods, small-signal transfer functions, feedback loop design and transformer design. Same as ECEN 5797.
ECEN 4827 - Analog IC Design
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Fall 2018 / Fall 2020 / Fall 2021 / Fall 2022 / Fall 2023
Covers the fundamentals of transistor-level analog integrated circuit design. Starting with motivations from application circuits, the course develops principles of dc biasing, device models, amplifier stages, frequency response analysis and feedback and compensation techniques for multi-stage operational amplifiers. Same as ECEN 5827.
ECEN 5007 - Special Topics
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Fall 2018 / Fall 2019 / Fall 2020 / Fall 2021 / Spring 2022 / Spring 2023 / Spring 2024
Examines a special topic in Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering. May be repeated up to 9 total credit hours.
ECEN 5517 - Power Electronics and Photovoltaic Power Systems Laboratory
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Spring 2022 / Spring 2023
Focuses on analysis, modeling, design and testing of electrical energy processing systems in a practical laboratory setting. Studies power electronics converters for efficient utilization of available energy sources, including solar panels and utility. Experimental projects involve design, fabrication and testing of a solar power system. Same as ECEN 4517
ECEN 5607 - Power Electronics for Electrified Transportation
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Fall 2022 / Fall 2024
Covers analysis, modeling, control, simulations, and design of electric-drive vehicles and the charging infrastructure. Vehicle system architectures and dynamics are used to determine the requirements and to validate the performance of electric-vehicle drivetrain subsystems. Analysis, modeling, and design of the subsystems are addressed, including battery systems, battery management electronics, dc-dc converters, dc-ac inverters, motor drives, and chargers.
ECEN 5797 - Introduction to Power Electronics
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Fall 2019 / Fall 2023 / Fall 2024
An introduction to switched-mode converters. Includes steady-state converter modeling and analysis, switch realization, discontinuous conduction mode and transformer-isolated converters. Ac modeling of converters using averaged methods, small-signal transfer functions, feedback loop design and transformer design. Same as ECEN 4797.
ECEN 5807 - Modeling and Control of Power Electronic Systems
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Spring 2019 / Spring 2021
Studies modeling and control topics in power electronics. Averaged switch modeling of converters, computer simulation, ac modeling of the discontinuous conduction mode, the current programmed mode, nulldouble injection techniques in linear circuits, input filter design, and low-harmonic rectifiers.
ECEN 5817 - Resonant and Soft-Switching Techniques in Power Electronics
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Spring 2020 / Spring 2022
Covers resonant converters and inverters, and soft switching; sinusoidal approximations in analysis of series, parallel, LCC, and other resonant dc-dc and dc-ac converters; state-plane analysis of resonant circuits; switching transitions in hand-switched and soft-switched PWM converters; zero-voltage switching techniques, including resonant, quasi resonant, zero voltage transition, and auxiliary switch circuits.
ECEN 5827 - Analog IC Design
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Fall 2018 / Fall 2020 / Fall 2021 / Fall 2022 / Fall 2023
Covers the fundamentals of transistor-level analog integrated circuit design. Starting with motivations from application circuits, the course develops principles of dc biasing, device models, amplifier stages, frequency response analysis and feedback and compensation techniques for multi-stage operational amplifiers. Same as ECEN 4827.
