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An educational tool for fundamental DC–DC converter circuits and active power factor correction applications
Author(s) -
Kayisli Korhan,
Tuncer Servet,
Poyraz Mustafa
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
computer applications in engineering education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.478
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 1099-0542
pISSN - 1061-3773
DOI - 10.1002/cae.20455
Subject(s) - toolbox , converters , computer science , graphics , matlab , electronic circuit , power electronics , power (physics) , graphical user interface , power factor , electronics , electronic engineering , computer engineering , electrical engineering , programming language , engineering , computer graphics (images) , physics , quantum mechanics
Computer‐aided education has become popular thanks to its flexible and useful structure in classroom environment. In this study, a computer‐based educational tool for DC–DC converters and its active power factor correction (PFC) applications are presented for effective education of these circuits at power electronics courses and reinforcement of the theoretical instruction given at these courses. Firstly, simulations were generated by MATLAB/Simulink toolbox. After then, graphical user interfaces (GUIs) were designed for visual approach to specifying all input and output parameters. The results of the educational tool developed are illustrated with screenshots and graphics. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Comput Appl Eng Educ 21: 113–134, 2013