Power Electronics · Solar & EV · Embedded · Product Design

Hands-on power electronics, from concept to working hardware.

Workshops, FDPs and skill-lab training built on real converters, real firmware and live measurements, with consumable kits supplied for every participant team.

Dr. Singaravelan ArumugamAssociate Professor, EEE, NMIT, Nitte (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru · Research Fellow, INTI International University, Malaysia

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Dr. Singaravelan Arumugam guiding students during a workshop at INTI International University, Malaysia — Workshop at INTI International University, Malaysia, July 2026

Real hardware

10.5 kW interleaved boost · SiC DAB · GaN CC-CV charging

Industry consultant

MPPT and charger firmware delivered to Aviva Smart Solutions

International

Postdoc, POSTECH Korea · Research Fellow, INTI Malaysia

Resource person

Cambridge IT · INTI Malaysia · KwantumG FDP

13+ years

teaching, research and lab development

Kit-based, hands-on

consumable kits supplied; your lab provides the instruments

Featured programmes

Three programmes organisers ask for first

Every programme can run as a 1-day session, a 2–3 day workshop or a 5-day FDP.

ProvenHands-on · 4 days

A team measuring their buck converter on an oscilloscope at the Cambridge Skill Lab

Industrial Power Electronics Skill Lab: Build, Program and Control a Closed-Loop Buck Converter

Delivered: Cambridge Institute of Technology, Bengaluru
When: October 2026
Teams: 15 teams of 3
Participants: 45

One kit per team, a printed workbook and a companion website with calculators, simulators and all code.

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Hands-on · Kit supplied

Build a Smart Solar Charger: From Panel to Battery with MPPT and CC-CV Charging

Participants build and test a solar charger, track the maximum power point and charge a battery in constant-current and constant-voltage modes, measuring every step.

PV → MPPT → DC-DC converter → CC-CV → battery

MPPT algorithms
Battery charging
Efficiency measurement

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Lecture + demo · Trending

Powering AI Data Centres: From 48 V Rack Power to GPU Point-of-Load Converters

How a megawatt of AI computing is fed: rack power architecture, multiphase converters, wide-bandgap devices and the fast load swings of AI training.

Grid → 48 V rack bus → multiphase POL → GPU

48 V architecture
Multiphase converters
GaN and SiC

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Workshops & FDPs

5 tracks · 37 ready-made titles

marks hands-on sessions. Need a different mix? Tell me your audience and goals, and I'll design the programme.

TRACK 01

Power Electronics

Design and Control of DC-DC Converters: From Calculations to a Working Closed-Loop Prototype
SiC and GaN Power Devices in Practice: Switching, Gate Drivers and Measurements
Digital Control of Power Converters on FPGA and DSP Platforms

See all 6 →

TRACK 02

Solar & Electric Vehicles

Build a Smart Solar Charger: From Panel to Battery with MPPT and CC-CV Charging
Bidirectional DC-DC Converters for EV Charging: The Dual Active Bridge in Practice
Batteries for Electric Vehicles: Technology, Charging and BMS Fundamentals

See all 9 →

TRACK 03

Embedded Systems, IoT & Robotics

Embedded Firmware for Real Products: Microcontrollers, Sensors and Debugging
IoT Energy Monitoring with ESP32, Modbus and MQTT
Firmware That Doesn't Fail: Protections, Fault Handling and Testing in Real Products

See all 8 →

TRACK 04

Product Design & AI Tools

AI-Assisted PCB Design in KiCad: From Schematic to a Fabrication-Ready Board
From Idea to Prototype: PCB Fabrication, Assembly and Hardware Testing
AI as Your Engineering Assistant: Using AI Tools for Circuit Design, Firmware and Documentation, Safely

See all 5 →

TRACK 05 · BEYOND EV & SOLAR

Power Electronics Beyond EV and Solar

Powering AI Data Centres: From 48 V Rack Power to GPU Point-of-Load Converters
Smart LED Drivers: Constant-Current Converters, Dimming and IoT Light Control
Class-D Audio Amplifiers: Where Power Electronics Meets Sound

See all 9 →

Build · Measure · Explain

Not a demo. A real engineering workflow.

Participants take a working system from specification to tested hardware, and build the habits industry expects: design to a spec, measure before trusting, debug methodically and report clearly.

See how a 4-day programme runs →

step 1PredictCalculate the expected value from the specification.

step 2MeasureProbe the built block on the bench.

step 3ComparePut prediction and reading side by side.

step 4ExplainAccount for the gap and record it.

Every team builds the complete system, block by block
About 75% of the time at the bench
Workbook and companion website stay with participants
Final design challenge on each team's own specification card

Easy to host

I bring the kits. Your lab brings the instruments.

I bring (one kit box per team)

Boards, components and connectors
Wires, sensors and fasteners
Firmware and lab manual
Test sheet for recording readings

Host provides at the venue

DC power supplies or PV simulator
Oscilloscopes (DSOs) and probes
Electronic or resistive loads
Multimeters, soldering stations, laptops

NAAC/NBA documentation pack

Programme schedule and outcomes
Feedback form and summary
CO/PO mapping
1–2 page event report with photos

[Participant quote from the Cambridge Skill Lab]

Tanushree G · Participant, Industrial Power Electronics Skill Lab, October 2026

Recent invited sessions

Where I've taught recently

Oct 2026
Skill Lab Training: Industrial Power Electronics
4-day hands-on Skill Lab, Cambridge Institute of Technology, Bengaluru. 15 teams, 45 participants.
Aug 2026
5-Day FDP: Quantum Machine Learning (Resource Person)
KwantumG Research Labs, Bengaluru.
Jul 2026
Embedded Systems for Sustainable Energy and Smart Applications
Two workshops, INTI International University, Malaysia.

Hardware lab

The benches behind the training

The converters, instruments and test methods used in my programmes come from this lab's research and product work.

Power electronics research bench with real-time controller, oscilloscope, programmable supplies and converter prototypes

SiC dual active bridge	100 kHz, 1:1 high-frequency transformer
SiC interleaved boost	Two-phase
GaN CC-CV charger	Tested on ITECH IT6012C-500-80 battery simulator
PV MPPT testing	PV simulator
Control and measurement	dSPACE MicroLabBox, Wavect Tru-Control WCU300, Tektronix MDO34 with power analysis, programmable supplies and loads
Product Design and Development Lab	30 student seats, NMIT

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