To train our postgraduate students to be effective, we involve them in industrial consultancy projects for their first 6–12 months, where they do the major part of the work. This provides excellent training on a small scale with practical aspects, such that the students and their projects can be closely supervised and guidance supplied, and hence rapid learning occurs. This paper looks at the lessons learnt from an industrial battery charger.
Get full access to this article
View all access options for this article.
References
1.
Conversation with Frank Smit of Dyne Transformers, Melbourne, Australia (1996)
2.
PressmanA., Switching Power Supply Design, McGraw Hill (1991)
3.
MohanN., Power Electronics, Wiley, 2E, p. 773 (1995)
4.
BillingsK., Switch Mode Power Supply Handbook, McGraw Hill (1989)
5.
HillPrietoR., ‘Influence of winding strategy on the parasitics of magnetic Components’, EPE, pp. 2.038–2.043 (1997)
