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Master's Thesis
Author of thesis: Bc. Martin Kopka
Acad. year: 2025/2026
Supervisor: Ing. Roman Prokop, Ph.D.
Reviewer: Ing. Michal Pavlík, Ph.D.
This thesis demonstrates the advantages of digital control in power electronics through the design of a digitally controlled buck converter utilizing GaN MOSFETs. The converter maintains optimal performance over a wide output-voltage range of 5–48 V using advanced digital algorithms that adapt to the changing behavior of the power stage. The proposed Sensorless Diode Emulation method eliminates the need for high-bandwidth current sensing. In combination with Adaptive Valley Switching, switching and conduction losses in DCM are significantly reduced. The Adaptive Frequency Scaling algorithm adjusts the switching frequency to a wide range of output voltages and load currents. As a result, the converter operates at the maximum-efficiency sweet spot at any operating conditions. The converter employs a digital implementation of Average Current Mode Control with a novel Active Damping method, ensuring stable operation without compromising efficiency. The resulting high-efficiency design enabled a passively cooled, ultra-high-power-density PCB assembly with dimensions of 37 x 21 x 11 mm while delivering an output power of up to 240 W. Measurements show a full-load efficiency of 99.4 % at the highest output setting of 48 V, while at 10 % load, the converter maintains an efficiency of 98.5 %. Under the most disadvantageous conditions of the lowest output voltage setting of 5 V, the converter achieves an efficiency of 95.5 %.
switching power supply, buck converter, GaN, digital control, Average Current Mode Control, Diode Emulation, Valley Switching, high power density, USB-C, USB-PD
Date of defence
10.06.2026
Result of the defence
Defended (thesis was successfully defended)
Grading
A
Process of defence
Student seznámil státní zkušební komisi s řešením své diplomové práce a zodpověděl otázky a připomínky oponenta. Dále odpověděl na otázky komise: Jaké je jádro má použitá cívky v práci? Feritové. Jaká je její teplotní závislost indukčnosti, je tam dostatečná rezerva? Indukčnost s teplotou klesá, ale cívka se zahřívá minimálně a návrh s tím počítá.
Language of thesis
English
Faculty
Fakulta elektrotechniky a komunikačních technologií
Department
Department of Microelectronics
Study programme
Microelectronics (MPC-MEL)
Composition of Committee
prof. Ing. Radimír Vrba, CSc. (předseda) doc. Ing. František Urban, CSc. (místopředseda) prof. Ing. Vladislav Musil, CSc. (člen) RNDr. Ladislav Mareček, CSc. (člen) doc. Ing. et Ing. Pavel Šteffan, Ph.D. (člen) Ing. Josef Skácel, Ph.D. (člen)
Supervisor’s reportIng. Roman Prokop, Ph.D.
Grade proposed by supervisor: A
Reviewer’s reportIng. Michal Pavlík, Ph.D.
Grade proposed by reviewer: A
Responsibility: Mgr. et Mgr. Hana Odstrčilová