University of Wisconsin–Madison

Professional Development Courses

Advance your skills with courses designed for engineers and technical professionals.

Offered by the University of Wisconsin–Madison College of Engineering, our offerings focus on practical, job-relevant learning you can apply immediately. Choose from a wide range of topics across engineering, technology, and leadership, taught by experienced faculty and industry experts.

Options are available in flexible formats, including in person, live online, and Online Anytime (asynchronous), making it easier to build expertise, stay current in your field, or prepare for the next step in your career.

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Principles of AC Machine Design

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AC electrical machine design is a key skill set for developing competitive electric motors and generators for applications in industry, aerospace, and defense. In this intensive course, you will learn terminology and analysis for new products or refining existing design.
Discipline: Electrical
RA01413

Intermediate Power Electronics Power Converter Topologies, Modeling & Control

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Advance your understanding of power electronics by mastering converter topologies, modeling techniques, and control strategies critical for high-performance systems. This expert-led course combines theory, practical application, and hands-on learning to equip professionals with the skills to optimize modern power systems.
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Discipline: Electrical
RA00072

Digital Control for Power Converters

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This advanced course bridges the gap between analog power electronics design and production-grade digital control implementation. Participants master the complete digital control design flow: from plant modeling and transfer function derivation, through z-domain compensator design, to practical fixed-point code deployment on microcontrollers and DSPs. The course covers digital control of DC-DC converters, three-phase inverters, and motor drives using MATLAB/Simulink for design validation and Qspice for circuit-level simulation.  Building on the RA00072 Intermediate Power Electronics course, this offering addresses the most in-demand skill gap in today’s power electronics workforce. Topics span average-current-mode control, voltage-mode control, state-space representation, discrete-time system analysis, anti-windup, dead-time compensation, and code generation for fixed-point processors. Participants leave with a complete digital control design toolkit applicable to EV drivetrains, renewable energy inverters, industrial motor drives, and data center power systems.
RA00125
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