Preliminary Survey on MATLAB Learning among Power Electronics Students in Technical Education: A Case Study

This paper discusses about the findings of preliminary
survey on MATLAB software learning among power electronics
students. One of the main focuses of power electronics course is on
DC to DC boost convertors, because boost convertors are generally
used in different industrial and non industrial applications. Population
samples of this study were randomly selected final year bachelor of
electronics and electrical engineering students from University Tun
Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM).As per the results from the survey
questioner analysis, almost eighty percent students are facing
problem and difficulties in Dc to Dc boost convertors experimental
understanding without using MATLAB simulink package. As per
finding of this study it is clear that MATLAB play an effective and
efficient function for better understanding of boost convertors
experimental work among power electronics learners.

• Muhammad Mujtaba Asad
• Razali Bin Hassan
• Fahad Sherwani
• Insaf Ali Siming

• MATLAB
• Simulation
• Power Electronics
• Experimental Work.

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