6.334 Power Electronics: Design of a Buck Converter

spring '18

technical skills: Power Electronics design, Simulink and SPICE simulation

One of my favorite classes I've taken at MIT has been 6.334, a graduate Power Electronics class. We were tasked to design a buck converter to hit certain specifications such as 90% efficiency and 3% voltage ripple. I loved this project so much because I had to design and specify every part of the converter. From choosing the switches to minimise the switches' loss, ensuring that their die temperature didn't go too high, the controls to ensure that I met my transient requirements, etc. This project showed me the most of what I love about EE: using math to make good, sound decisions to come up with an effective design. You can read the report here