- Introduction
- Electric vehicles
- Smart grids
- Renewable energy sources
- Hardware implementation
- Simulations
- Analysis and design
- Conclusions
This course is for young people in high school or junior undergraduates who are examining their career options and are interested in what the power engineer sector has to offer. The course describes some of the most popular applications of power electronics and the opportunities that will open up to a skilled power electronics engineer. Power electronics is a potential weapon to battle climate change which is the greatest threat facing us at present. Therefore, young bright minds must consider becoming experts in power electronics and associated technologies to lead the change in the decades to come.
The course does not contain any technical details about power electronics but rather the purpose is to describe the potential of power electronics in the years to come. The course describes in very broad and non-technical terms a few application areas such as electric vehicles, smart grids and renewable energy integration. Primarily, the challenges and opportunities in these application areas is described.
The course describes how power electronics is a great source of very challenging jobs with immense growth potential. Jobs in power electronics can range from manufacturing and installation to design and research. The course describes some of the skills that a power electronics engineer will acquire and how these skills help in seeking employment. The course describes how even the hottest topics such as Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning are also being applied in power electronics. Therefore, power electronics is a domain that offers every kind of exposure to a young and talented engineer who is willing to learn.
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I did my Master's and PhD in power electronics after which I spent several years working for both big companies like ABB and GE as well as a number of start-ups. I specialized in the field of power converter control and smart grids and have published prolifically in high impact international journals and conferences besides also being the author of two books.
I started programming at the age of 14 and over the past 20 years have programmed in several languages - C, C++, Python, JavaScript. I started taking a keen interest in open source software after I became a Linux user when I was a graduate student.
My expertise in electrical engineering and programming therefore resulted in me creating open source software for electrical engineers. I use open source software for teaching electrical engineering to students and practicing engineers with the typical theme of my courses being the application of programming to solve engineering problems.