Supplemental Materials

• warningSafety Training
  Before working in the lab, all students must complete the Safety Training online and submit a copy of passing grades on all modules through canvas.
• power_settings_newLab Equipment
  Available Lab Equipment
• buildExperiment Components
  • Contents of the Experiment 3 Parts Kit
  • Individual Components Available for purchase from Circuits Store
  • Available Magnetic Cores
• ondemand_videoRecorded Lectures

  Experiment 1

  • Introduction to Electric Vehicles
  • Battery Modeling
  • (Review) Basic Magnetics
  • (Review) Gapped Magnetics
  • Motor Modeling
  • (Optional) BLDC Motor Construction

  Experiment 2

  • BLDC Motor Construction
  • MSP Programming Demonstration

  Experiment 3

  • Probe Grounding
  • Power Converter Layout
  • Power Loop Layout
  • FET Gate Driving
  • Switching Parasitics
  • General Layout Tips
  • Converter Loss Modeling
  • Loss Modeling and Design Introductions
  • (Recommended) Overview of Synchronous Switching
  • (Recommended) Overview of Switching Loss
  • Loss Mechanisms
  • Slides For all loss mechanisms
  • (Optional) Kg and Kgfe Design Methods
  • (Optional) Magnetics Core Loss
  • (Optional) Magnetics Fringing Loss
  • (Optional) Gate Charge Loss
  • (Optional) Overlap Loss
  • (Optional) Approximating Reverse Recovery

  Experiment 4

  • Simulation Modeling
  • Switching, Averaged, and Linearized Models
  • Current Programmed Control
  • Averaged Modeling and Programmed Control
  • CPM Instability and Artificial Ramp
  • LM5121
  • Overview of LM5121

  Experiment 5

  • PCB Layout
  • Experiment 5 Introduction
  • GaNFET Introduction
  • Motor Drive Implementation
  • PCB Layout
  • Daughter Boards
  • Introduction to Starter PCB Files
  • Altium Demos (all optional)
  • Creating a New Component
• library_booksSupplementary Notes

  Converter Modeling and Design

  • Tutorial article on dc-dc converters and converter modeling
  • Converter control systems
  • Power Converter Layout
  • App note on Synchornous Boost Converter Analysis

  Magnetics Notes

  • Filter Inductor Design Notes
  • Kg Method Step-by-Step
  • Kgfe Method Step-by-Step
  • Overview of Empirical Core Loss Calculation Techniques
  • Overview of Empirical State of Core Loss Prediction
  • Natural Steinmetz Equation (with squarewave simplification)
  • Magnetics Design Tables (note: contains cores not available in lab)
  • Core Loss Parameters for Ferroxcube Materials
  • AWG Chart

  Motor Design and BLDC Materials

  • Supplemental Slides on PM Motor Design (BLDC vs PMSM)
  • Animation of BLDC Commutation
  • BLDC Commutation Sequence (see pg 8-9)
  • Additional App. Note on Trapezoidal Control
  • BLDC Motor Control Tutorial from Cypress Semiconductor
• sim_cardSimulation Tools

  Simulink

  • Example EV Library Files
  • Image files for EV Library

  LTSpice

  • Additional materials on averaged-circuit modeling in SPICE simulators
  • Examples of power semiconductor modeling using custom or manufacturer models
  • Example averaged, nonlinear boost converter model
  • Battery Model LTSpice Example (Model D)
• gradeCourse Materials
  • Lab Report Guidelines
  • Six Cycle Semilog Paper
  • Impedance Paper