Development of a Buck Converter Training Kit for Power Electronics Laboratory Experiments

Technological advances in power electronics have not been accompanied by advances in power electronics training kits. Training kits are necessary for student competency to be achieved. This article proposes a buck converter training kit. This kit is innovatively designed to support in-depth and effective experimentation in the power electronics laboratory. This training kit is unique because it is equipped with a Graphical User Interface (GUI). The training kit is also developed using Visual Studio, offering interactive and intuitive control over experimental variables in real-time. The principle and characteristics of the buck converter can be easily understood by students due to the built-in measuring instruments. According to the experiment's results, this training kit can be used in a variety of conditions, and it is valid and effective enough to be used as a buck converter learning aid. This training kit is cost-effective, user-friendly, and designed for hands-on lab sessions that combine practical and theoretical knowledge.