SHORT COURSES
Fast analytical techniques
Basic dc-to-dc power conversion with feedback control
These are in-house courses taught by V. Vorpérian from his book "Fast
analytical techniques in electrical and electronic circuits
." The objective of
both courses is to gain a strong analytical understanding of analog
circuits in the fields of linear communication and power electronics. Both
courses are ideal for graduate students and practicing engineers.
FEES
Fast Analytical techniques:
Basic power conversion:
Both courses:
$
$1200/student
$1600/student
900/student
You will learn remarkable new techniques to solve, almost by inspection,
complicated linear circuits containing reactive elements and dependent
sources without the use of matrix algebra.  You will be able to obtain more than
one analytical answer for any transfer function or impedance to pinpoint the
contribution of an element of the circuit to any part of its transfer functions.  
Originally developed by Professor David Middlebrook at Caltech, the extended and
new techniques described in this book are an indispensable set of tools for
students and practicing engineers in the field of analog electronics.
3-day course
Chapters 1 through 5
Starting from very basic principals,  you will learn about the basic process of PWM
power conversion and its invariant properties embodied in the model of the PWM
switch.  You will then learn about the basic topologies of the buck, boost, buck boost
and quickly graduate to higher-order converters such as the Cuk, sepic, zeta and
other  ungodly ones.  The course concludes with application of voltage and current
mode feedback control.
2-day course
Chapter 8