NEW! In March 2016, our new Power Supply Design Center facility opened in Camarillo, California. Join us September 19-22 in Camarillo for our next workshop. Read more ...
5-Day Power Supply Design Lab Workshops
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Five-Day Design Lab Workshop: For over sixteen years, design engineers have attended our intensive four-day laboratory workshops to gain a unique hands-on experience.
Mornings are steeped in theory, design ideas, control schemes and magnetics applications. Afternoons are spent in the lab exploring and applying concepts, winding custom magnetics, building and testing circuits, and optimizing designs.
Each engineer receives the following:
- Four days intensive training guaranteed to improve design skills and reduce design cycle time
- RidleyWorks Power Stage, Control and Magnetics Design Software, by Dr. Ray Ridley
The industry’s leading software for comprehensive power supply design
- Lab notes, course notes, breakfast and lunch
Learn first-hand from Dr. Ray Ridley, one of the top power electronics industry consultants and inventor of the most accurate model available for current-mode control. Dr. Ridley combines the teaching of theoretical and practical concepts, and hands-on experience with the latest high-tech design software and laboratory instruments. It's an educational opportunity you can't afford to miss.
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This is an industry-centric workshop guaranteed to provide skills that will boost productivity. See immediate results in the following areas:
- New hire engineers will move rapidly from inexperienced to highly productive with a structured design approach.
- Experienced engineers will refine their skills and accelerate their design with our unique tools and common-sense training.
- Design, build, test and debug a flyback power supply for multiple outputs using any controller—suitable for bias supplies up to 50 W, motor drive gate drives, consumer and industrial electronics.
- Design, build, test and debug a forward power supply using any controller—suitable for power levels to 200 W.
- Understand how to design, specify and qualify transformers and inductors from vendors or for custom production—with power levels to 10 kW.
- Learn how to measure control transfer functions and optimize loops for single and multi-loop converters at power levels to 10 kW.
- Reduce days of trial-and-error feedback design to just a few hours with our structured approach.
- Learn how digital control will impact design in the future.
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Four-Day Workshop Agenda
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Morning Theory 8:30 - 12:00
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Afternoon Lab 1:00 - 5:00
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Converter Topologies from Buck
Converter to Bridges Resonant LLCs
Inductor Design
Transformer Design
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Design and Build Flyback
Inductor/Transformer
Magnetics Characterization
Flyback Snubber Design
Flyback Efficiency Testing
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Proximity Loss Analysis
Transformer Isolation Methods
Trans. Proximity Loss Analysis
Planar Transformer Design
Multiple Output Designs
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Design & Build Forward Inductor
Design & Build Forward Transformer
Forward Magnetics Characterization
Forward Snubber Design
Forward Efficiency Testing
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Power Supply Simulation
Small-signal Modeling
PWM Switch Model
RHP Zeros
Feedback Design
Loop Gain Compensation with Voltage-mode Control
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Forward Power Stage Control Measurements
Output Impedance Measurements
Closed-loop Compensation
Loop Gain Design and Measurement
Step-load Testing
Closed-loop Output Impedance Measurement
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Current-mode Methods
Current-mode Modeling
Sampled-data Modeling
Compensating Ramp Design
Current-mode Compensation
Introduction to Digital Design
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Flyback Current Loop Design
Compensation Ramp Design
Current-mode Measurements
Current-mode Loop Gain
Step-load Testing
Output Impedance Measurement
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Camarillo, California USA
- September 19-22, 2016
- December 5-8, 2016
Venue
NEW Power Supply Design Center
Ridley Engineering, Inc.
601 E. Daily Drive, Suite 112
Camarillo, CA 93010
Transportation: Our new Design Center is a permanent training facility for our North American workshops. Located 53 miles North of LAX International Airport in Los Angeles and 9 miles from the Pacific Coast, there are many transportation options by shuttle, train and taxi.
Lodging: The city of Camarillo hosts a large variety of hotel options, with several within walking distance of the Design Center.
Price: The registration price per attendee is $2500, which includes course notes, lab notes, POWER 4-5-6 license for three years, breakfast and lunch. To register for the waiting list for this event, please go to the registration link below.
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University of Cambridge, UK
Venue
The Moller Centre, Churchill College, University of Cambridge
Storey’s Way, Cambridge CB3 0DE
Phone: +44 (0)1223 465500
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Transportation: This high-tech conference center hotel is located just outside Cambridge's historic city centre, and is part of Churchill College. Transportation is available by train or coach from Stansted Airport (STN). Cambridge is also accessible from Central London by train from King's Cross or Liverpool stations.
Lodging: Hotel rooms with a special rate of £115 per night, including breakfast, are set aside for our attendees to book individually on our company’s private weblink. Details are provided in the confirmation letter sent by email from Ridley Engineering Europe shortly after registration.
Price: The registration price per attendee is £1670 + VAT, which includes course notes, lab notes, POWER 4-5-6 license for three years, breakfast and lunch. To register for the waiting list for this event, please go to the registration link below.
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“The most useful power conversion course I've ever taken (and also excelling re the concept of ‘time is money’) is Dr. Ray Ridley's several day seminar on power conversion. Absolutely wonderful and very good notes, plus he includes a license for his Power 4-5-6 design software. From my personal experience, this one is a no-brainer! I HIGHLY recommend it for anyone pursuing (or in) a power conversion career.”
“Thank you very much for the great course, it has been the best course I have ever attended.”
“All the topics in the workshop plus the hands-on labs are a great balance of theory and practice.”
“Magnetics – Great overview not available even in graduate-level power electronics class.”
“What I liked in particular about this course was that we could take the teachings of the morning section and witness them in action in the afternoon. At no point in my years in this industry have I selected my snubbing components and proven that they worked in less than five minutes......the software works!!”
“Thank you for your time and enthusiasm for the subject, I enjoyed the course thoroughly.”
“Once again thank you for wonderful workshop. I made all my coworkers jealous, and they are already making plans to participate in your workshop.”
“All topics covered were very useful and I found that the way in which they were delivered was especially helpful. In particular the way in which you were able to simplify topics which for years have to me seemed very complicated e.g. control loop theory.”
“Overall, the workshop was excellent! My expectations were high and you did not disappoint.”
“As a new engineer just starting in power electronics I found all the workshops extremely useful and the order in which they were presented was very logical helping me to get to grips with power supply design quicker.”
“There is enough information packed into the course for a 10-day class, which well justifies the reason to take it.”
“Overall; an enjoyable, well presented and useful course.......I wish that I'd been on it years ago!!”
“I think it is well worth the money and is useful if you need a refresher on the subject as well as wanting to learn some new "tricks".”
“100% recommended, have already suggested this course to fellow colleagues.”
“I came away with a deeper understanding and some real-world experience on power design after taking your course.”
“One of the best courses I have been on, the mix of theory and practical is just right.”
“I feel that the hands-on labs were very organized. I was impressed with the amount of available parts for us to choose from so that everyone was not building the exact same design with the exact same results.”
“I really was surprised, how fast and simple some first magnetic design can be made.”
“Magnetics – Using the Power 4-5-6 provided me with the means to tackle winding Inductors and Transformers myself.”
“I have been in the power industry for 20 years. I give you an A+ on the content of your material based on the balance of theory, equations, and practical design. I have attended other magnetics design seminars, and they focus so much on heavy theory, elaborate equations, and unit conversions that I end up leaving the seminar more confused than before I started. Thank you for boiling down the content into a much more straight forward design process that is easy to follow.”
“Normally on courses people switch off during some portion of the talking/teaching due to concentration span, but I found myself alert throughout without any of the usual ‘eyelid collapse’ you can get on other courses.”
“I would definitely recommend this workshop to a colleague just as it was recommended to me by a previous attendee.”
“It has re-invigorated my enthusiasm for deeper investigation into power supplies and to still see Ray Ridley’s enthusiasm even after more than 30 years is great.”
“I am going to make a recommendation we send additional engineers (we have 30 plus) to your course or work on having you here to teach the course in-house.”
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ABB
ACA Tmetrix
Acbel Polytech
Acme Tele Power
Adlink Technology
Advance Technologies India
Advanced Analogic Tech
Advanced Conversion Technology
Advanced Electronics Company
Advanced Motion Controls
Aegis Power Systems
Aeroflex
Aerojet
Affini
Agilent Technologies
Aimtron Technology
Air Force Research Laboratory
AJ Infinite Enterprise
Aker Wade Power Technologies
Akros Silicon
Allegro Microsystems
Alpha and Omega Semiconductors
Alpha Technologies
ALSI
Alstom Grid UK
AMD
American Avionic Technologies
American Panel
American Power Conversion
American Superconductor
Ameri-Tek
AMI Semiconductor Bulgaria
Ample Technologies
Ampro Microelectronics
Analog Devices
Analog Integrations
Andreasen & Associates
AOSense
Apple
Apple, Inc.
Applied Technologies
Arens Controls
Areva T&D UK
Aria
Arkansas Power Electronics
Armo Electronics
Arris Broadband
Artesyn
Arti Industrial Electronics
Aselsan Turkey
Aspen Technology
Astec
Astec America
Astrodyne Pacific
Astronautics Corporation of America
Astronics Advanced Electronic Systems
Astronics AES
ATI
ATI Technologies
AUMA Riester
Autec Power Systems
Avantgarde Solutions
Avionic Instruments
Avista Labs
Axcelis
Axiom Test Equipment
Axiomatic Technologies
Azure Dynamics
BAE Systems
Baker Hughes
BCD Semiconductor Corporation
Belkin
Bella Technologies
Bharat Electronics
Bitland Information Technology
Black & Decker
Boeing
Bogen Communication
Bombadier Transportation
Borg Instruments
Bosch
Bose
Bourns
Brandt Electronics
Brimar
Brno University of Technology
Broadcom
Calix
Cambridge Semiconductor
Camco Produktions
Camco Produktions and Vertriebs
Carl Zeiss Optronics
Cassidian Optronics
Catena Networks
CCI Power Supplies
C-Cor
CCP Software
Celestica
Central Intelligence Agency
Centrum Badan Kosmicznych PAN
Centum Electronics
Chicony Power Technology
Christi Electronics
Cirrus Logic
Cisco
Coaxial Power Systems
Coilcraft, Inc.
ColdWatt India
Com Dev Europe
Communications and Power Ind.
Complete Design Solutions
Compro
Computer Science Corporation
Computionics Ltd
Comtech EFDATA
Comtech Xicom Technology
Conklin
Connecticut Electric
Contact
Continental Automotive
Cooper Crouse-Hinds
CPI Satcom
Cray
Credence Systems
Cree
Crestron Electronics
CSN Elektronik
CSRC spol s.r.o.
Current Technologies
Curtis Instruments
Danfoss Drives
Data 911
Datascope
DDES
DEIF A/S
Dell
Delphi Delco Electronics
Delta Electronics
Deltona
Deltran
Denso International
Denso International America
Deuta-Werke X
Deuta-Werke X GmbH
Dialog Semiconductor
Diehl Aerospace
Digitec
Diodes Zetex Semiconductors Ltd.
Distron S.L.
Dominion Tech
Dong Ying Test
Dongwoon Anatech
Dongwoon Anatech Korea
DRS
Dynatronix
e2v
EADS-Astrium CRISA
Eaton Aerospace
Eaton Power Quality
EBI
EchoStar Europe
ECI Telecom
EDI Federal
EDO Electro-Ceramics Div
Ege Universitesi
Egston System Electronics
Eldec
ElecTrade
Electronic Craftsmen
Electronic Technology
Electro-Tech
Elgar
Eltek Energy AS
EM Electronics
EMC
Emerson
Empirion
EMS Technologies
EMTEQ
Endress+Hauser Wetzer
Energy Recovery Systems
Engineering Accoustics
ERA Technology
Ericsson AB
ETI NJ
ETM Electromatic
Etore Power Design
EVG Group
Exar
Excelsys Technologies Ltd.
Expert Technical Services
Extron Electronics
F5 Networks
Fairchild Semiconductors
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Federal University of Santa Maria, Brazil
Ferranti Technologies
Filtran
Fluidic Energy
Fortune Tell
Foxconn eMS
Fralex Therapeutics
Freescale Semiconductors
Fridenberg Research
Fronius International
Frontier Electronics
FTB International
Fujitsu
Future Electronics
Gables Engineering
Gamry Instruments
GCI Technologies
GE Aerospace
GE Medical
GEMx Technologies
GEMx Technologies
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems
General Dynamics
Gentex
Global Mixed-mode Technology
Goodrich
Goodrich Control Systems
Google
Government of India
Granite Power Technologies
Green Engineering
Greentech Labs India
Group Alpha
Halliburton
Hamilton Sundstrand
Hangzhou Zhongheng Electric
Harman/Becker Automotive Systems
Harris
Havelsan
HBM
HDL Research Lab
Hella KGaA Hueck
HEL-Power
Hewlett Packard
Hical Magnetics
High Voltage Engineering Europa B.V.
Himachal Exicom
Hipro Electronics
Hi-Q Engineering, Inc.
HiRel Design
Hirschmann Automation & Control
Hofer EDS
Honeywell
Hongkong AET Information Tech
Hosic
Hosic HK
Hua Ke Electronic
Humless
Hypertherm
Iberel
IBM Global Services
ICAN
Indian Institute of Science
Indra Sistema
Infineon Technologies
Innovative Circuit Technology
Innoveta Technologies
Insight
Instrumentation and Components
Intel
International Rectifier
Intersil
Intuitive Surgical
Intune Networks
IOTA Engineering
iRobot
ITT
ITT Communications Systems
Javeriana University
JL Audio
Johns Hopkins University
Johnson Controls
Johnson Outdoors
JPL
Juniper Networks
Just-Line Trading
K-Buy
Keloc PC
Keltec
Kepco
Keymile
Khallus-Monolit
Khandela Electronika
Knowledge Resources GmbH
Kongsberg ITS
Kongsberg Norspace AS
Kuang-Shin
L-3 Communications
La Marche Mfg
Lab 126
Lam Research
Lambda Electronics
Landis & Gyr
Landis+Gyr
Larsen & Toubro
Lear
Lear Corporation
LeColn Technology
LED Lighting Fixtures
LEM S.A.
Lenovo Technology
Letzgo Products
Lexmark
Li Shin International
Liebert
Liftoff
Linear Technology
Lital S.p.A.
Lite-On
Lockheed Martin
Logicdata
Los Alamos National Labs
Lurcott Labs
Magna Electronics
Magnetek SPA
Magnum Energy
Main Lead International
Maxim Integrated Products
McDowell Research
MCM Controles Eletrônicos
Meanwell Europe B.V.
Medcom
Meggitt SA
MESIT pristroje spol. s r.o.
Meunier Electronic Supply
Meyer Design Services
Micro Control
Micro World
Microchip Technology
Microsemi
Microsemi Integrated
Microsoft
Miller Electric
Minnetronix
MIT Lincoln Laboratory
MiTAC International
Miyachi Unitek
MKS Astex Products
MKS Instruments
Mobility Electronics
Monolithic Power Systems
Monterey Bay Aquarium
Moog
Motion Controls
Motorola
MPS International
MSC Osram Sylvania
Murata Power Solutions
Musco Lighting
Mustang Tech
Mustang Technology
NASA
National Semiconductor
National Taiwan Univ of Science and Tech
Netgear Canada
Newton Power
Nihon Denkei
Nokia Siemens Networks OY
Nordson
Norspace AS
Nortel Networks UK
Northop Grumman
Northrup Grumman Space Technology
Northwest Power Integrations
NPI
NTK
ODM Technologies
OECO
OECO LLC
O'Grady Engineering
Olivetti Tecnost S.p.A.
On Semiconductor
Opus Solutions
Oracle
Orbital Sciences
Orion Design Technologies
Osram Sylvania
Overture Networks
OZAS-ESAB Sp. z.o.o.
P. Industriales
Pace Micro Technology
Pacific Northwest National Labs
Palladium Energy
Palomar
Panasonic
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Panasonic Electronic Devices
Parallax Power Supplies
Parker Aerospace
Peerless Instruments
PHB Electronica
Phihong USA
Philips
Phoenix Geophysics
PoleZero
Politehnica Univesity Timisoara
Potrans International
Power Induced Design
Power Integrations
Power Vectors Korea
Powermag
Primarion
Prime Power
Pro Power Design
Prodrive B.V.
Producciones Multiples Modernas SA
Progeny Systems
Programma Electric AB
QC Systems
QSC Audio Products
Qualcomm
Quanta Computer
Radisys
Raytheon
Reeves Technologies
Remec Oy
Respironics
RichTek Technology
Rockwell Automation
Rockwell Collins
Rode Microphones
Rokbest
Roper Mobile Technology
Rosemount
Saab AB
Sam Young Technology
Samsung
Sandia National Labs
Sastra Engineering
Satcon Electronics
Sauter AG
Schlumberger
Schweitzer Engineering Labs
Schwenner & Peter
Sci Math
Scientific Atlanta
SEAKR Engineering
Securaplane Technology
Seiko
self employed
Semtech
Senco
Sensus
Seon Design
SeQual Technologies
Shanghai Guangdao Electronics
Siemens
Sierra Wireless
Silergy Technology
Silicon Labs
Silicon Works
SL Power Electronics
Smart Modular Technologies
Smiths Detection
Software Spectrum
Sonosite
Southwest Research Institute
Space Exploration Technologies
Spacex
Specialty Optical Systems
Spectronics
Spectrum Astro
Spellman High Voltage
SPS
Square D
STMicroelectronics
Stryker
Sumida Technologies
Summit Microelectronics
Sunrise Test
Super Micro Computer
Supreme Technology
Sure Power Industries
Surface Mount Technology
Surfcleaner AB
SynQor
TACO, Inc.
Tailai Electronics
Taiwan Power IC
TBS Electronics BV
TDK Innoveta
Tech-DIY
Techknowledgie Solutions
Technical University of Denmark
Tel Aviv University
Teledevices
Teledyne
Teledyne Storm Products
Telefunken Semiconductors
Tellabs
Tellabs OY
Teradyne
Tesat Spacecom
Texas Instruments
Texas Memory Systems
Thales
Thales Alenia Space ETCA s.a.
Thales Communications
Thermadyne
Thermon
Thomson Broadband
Thomson Multimedia
Thornhill Research
Time & Tune
Trane
TransCore
Transistor Devices
Trans-Part Italy
Transpart srl
Transportation Research
T-Soft
Tubitak Bilten
U.T.E. Vertriebs
UASC
Ultra Electronics
UMEC International
Unico SRL
Unicontrols
Universal Instrument
Universal Lighting Technologies
University College London
University of Central Florida
University of Denmark
University of Florida
US Army Research Laboratory
US Department of Defense
US Instrument Services
Utah State University
UTE Vertriebs
Vacon Plc
Vanteon
Varian Vacuum
Veeco Instruments
Versatile Power
ViaSat
Vicon Industries
Vicor
Videojet Technologies
Vishay
Vision Quest
Visteon
Voltage Multipliers
Volterra
VPT
Weidmuller
Weldman Welding Industries
Westell
Westermo
Whirlpool
WienTech Trading
Windermere
Winpower
Wireless Ventures
Wistron Corporation
Woodward
Wurth Elektronik
Xerox
Xicom Technology
Xytrans
Yates TR N1
Zefatek
Zeller
Zytek Automotive
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APEC 2014: Ridley Engineering
Publish date: 25 mar 2014 //
Interview with Ray Ridley about their engineering workshops.
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5-Day Lab Workshops
Five-Day Design Lab Workshop: For over sixteen years, design engineers have attended our intensive four-day laboratory workshops to gain a unique hands-on experience.