4. Conclusion

This article posed the problem of power electronics design. Very often, designers rely on the experience they have accumulated over the years, and follow a sequential process to achieve a finished product, often within very tight deadlines.

The first part of the presentation used two representative cases to demonstrate the great variability of topological solutions, illustrating the immensity of the solution space and the trade-offs to be resolved, between the proper use of active and passive components, and performance in terms of footprint, loss, and EMC, which is becoming a very present constraint in a world that is increasingly electric and more sensitive to disturbances.

The second part proposes a pre-sizing methodology that takes into account the technology used to manufacture the components. The aim is to globally solve all the sizing...