Design of Power Supplies for Electronics

Lecturer:

Miroslav Husák (gar.), Alexandr Krejčiřík (gar.), Lubor Jirásek

Tutor:

Miroslav Husák (gar.), Alexandr Krejčiřík (gar.), Lubor Jirásek

Supervisor:

Department of Microelectronics

Synopsis:

The subject describes the basic principles and concepts of power supplies used in electronic instruments. The subject explains the behavior of rectifiers, linear stabilizers, basic switching regulators, power supplies combinations, ovecurrent, overvoltage and undervoltage protections, overload and thermal protections, basic rules of application EMC in switch-mode power supplies, basic types of electrochemical supply cells. Recent trends in advanced power supply designs, recent devices and IC´s are mentioned.

Requirements:

Syllabus of lectures:

1. Power supply - input converter, rectifiers, filtration

2. Voltage regulators - parametric, analog with feedback

3. Integrated voltage regulators

4. Current regulators

5. Switch-mode regulators - flyback converter

6. Switch-mode regulators - forward converter

7. Switch-mode regulators - push-pull converter, double forward converter

8. Control circuits for switching regulators

9. EMC and interference in power supplies

10. PC switch-mode power supplies

11. Connection of analog feedback and switching-mode regulators

12. Overcurrent, overload and thermal protection

13. Overvoltage, undervoltage, reverse voltage protection

14. Electrochemical and solar power supplies

Syllabus of tutorials:

1. Introduction, safety work in labs, input converters of power supplies, filtration

2. Output ripple measurement

3. Parametric voltage regulators

4. Construction and measurement of properties of voltage regulators

5. The LM317 adjustable voltage regulator

6. Modifications of three-terminal voltage regulators

7. The 723 monolithic voltage regulator

8. Switched-capacitance power supplies

9. The LT1070 five-terminal circuit family

10. Designing a switch-mode power supply with the LT family

11. Power supply for a PC

12. Power supply for a PC

13. Cooling of semiconductor devices

14. The SCM 800 solar cell panel

Study Objective:

Study materials:

1. Lenk,J.D.: Simplified design of micropower and battery circuits. Butterworth-Heinemann, Oxford 1996

Note:

Time-table for winter semester 2011/2012:

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Time-table for summer semester 2011/2012:

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The course is a part of the following study plans:

• Common plan- structured studies (elective specialized course)
• Computer Technology- structured studies (elective specialized course)
• Electronics and Communication Technology - structured studies (elective specialized course)
• Cybernetics and Measurements- structured studies (elective specialized course)
• Heavy-current Engineering- structured studies (elective specialized course)