This paper presents a new set of interactive simulation tools dealing with the steady-state operation of idealized non-isolated DC to DC converters, in order to support the enhancement of power electronics education. These new interactive tools make use of a consolidated design approach where the benefits of Java language were utilized to provide a dynamic and interactive visualization of simulations in steady-state. Additionally, this paper discusses the main features of proposed simulation tools, and discusses its use as an oriented design tool for the lectures and laboratory experiments in the Power Electronics courses. In order to corroborate the proposed interactive simulation tools and to show its usefulness, comparisons of results from Buck converter on proposed tools and a well-known simulator package with those on experimental evaluation from laboratory classes are presented.
Educational Tool; Education Methodology; DC-DC converter simulation; DC-DC converter design
