Power Electronics
Power Electronics
07 / 22 / 2026
Testing converter controls safely before connecting hardware
This page explains how fault injection, closed-loop plant models, and recovery checks help validate converter controls before hardware connection.
Power Electronics
07 / 20 / 2026
4 Factors when choosing between IGBT SiC and GaN devices
A guide to choosing IGBT, SiC, or GaN devices using switching frequency, voltage class, gate-drive work, thermal cost, and simulation checks.
Power Electronics
07 / 16 / 2026
How to teach PMSM motor control with a real-time HIL setup
A practical teaching sequence for PMSM motor control uses a real-time HIL bench to cover field-oriented control, loop tuning, model fidelity, fault cases, and transfer to hardware.
Power Electronics
07 / 12 / 2026
Teaching power factor correction with real-time AC-DC converter models
This piece explains how to teach power factor correction with real-time AC-DC converter models, using staged lab work, waveform analysis, and active PFC control tuning.
Power Electronics
07 / 11 / 2026
Solid state transformer validation without building hardware first
This guide explains how to validate a solid state transformer with detailed switching models, scalable real-time execution, and HIL before hardware build.
Power Electronics
07 / 07 / 2026
Why fixed topology solvers limit power converter validation
This piece explains how fixed topology solvers affect converter validation, wide bandgap device modelling, bidirectional operation, and software selection for custom power electronics simulation software.
Power Electronics
07 / 05 / 2026
How to set up a power electronics teaching lab around hardware-in-the-loop
A guide to setting up a power electronics teaching lab with hardware in the loop, covering equipment, lab sequencing, safety, and practical growth paths.
Power Electronics
07 / 04 / 2026
5 Power electronics experiments students can run on a real-time bench
A practical guide to five power electronics lab experiments that connect circuit simulation work to measured converter and drive behaviour on a real-time bench.
Power Electronics
07 / 03 / 2026
Validating GaN and SiC converter designs in real time
Guidance on timestep, parasitics, switching energy correlation, and HIL timing shows how engineers validate GaN converters, SiC converters, and SiC MOSFET power stages.
Power Electronics
07 / 02 / 2026
Closing the loop on dual active bridge converters in real time
This guide explains how a dual active bridge converter works, how its operating modes shift, and how closed-loop HIL testing validates control across charge and discharge states.