Slobodan Ćuk Explained
Slobodan Ćuk (pronounced as /tʃuk/) is a Serbian author, inventor, business owner, electrical engineer, and professor of electrical engineering at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech).[1] [2] The Ćuk switched-mode DC-to-DC voltage converter is named after him.
Biography
For over 20 years, he was a full-time Professor of Electrical Engineering at the California Institute of Technology until January 1, 2000.[3]
In 1979, Slobodan founded TESLAco, located in Laguna Niguel, California.[1] [4] It had a charter to apply basic research results developed at Caltech for practical commercial and military designs.[3]
Over 30 patents have Ćuk's name on them.
Personal life
Slobodan's parents are Milojko and Julijana Ćuk. He speaks American English and Serbian.[1] On February 29, 1972, Slobodan immigrated from Belgrade, Yugoslavia to the United States and was sponsored by NASA.[2]
Slobodan received a Dipl.Ing. from University of Belgrade in 1970, a M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Santa Clara University in 1974, and a Ph.D. in Power Electronics from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) in 1977.[5] [1] [2]
Bibliography
Books
- Power Electronics, Vol. 5: Power Electronics: A New Beginning; Ćuk Slobodan; announced but not released yet
- Power Electronics, Vol. 4: State-Space Averaging and Ćuk Converters; Ćuk Slobodan; 2016;
- Power Electronics, Vol. 3: Advanced Topics and Designs; Ćuk Slobodan; 2015;
- Power Electronics, Vol. 2: Modeling, Analysis, and Measurements; Ćuk Slobodan; 2015;
- Power Electronics, Vol. 1: Topologies, Magnetics, and Control; Ćuk Slobodan; 2015;
Books (Coauthor)
- Advances in Switched-Mode Power Conversion, Vol. 3:; Ćuk Slobodan and R.D. Middlebrook; 1983; ASIN B000H4NQLY
- Advances in Switched-Mode Power Conversion, Vol. 2: Switched-mode Topologies; Ćuk Slobodan and R.D. Middlebrook; 1981; ASIN B00125WN16
- Advances in Switched-Mode Power Conversion, Vol. 1: Modeling, Analysis, and Measurement; Ćuk Slobodan and R.D. Middlebrook; 1981; ASIN B003XX2EB4
Patents
- US Patent 7915874,[6] filed in 2010, "Step-down converter having a resonant inductor, a resonant capacitor and a hybrid transformer" (Ćuk-Buck2 converter)
- US Patent 4257087,[7] filed in 1979, "DC-to-DC switching converter with zero input and output current ripple and integrated magnetics circuits" (Ćuk converter)
Patents (Coauthor)
- US Patent 7778046,[8] filed in 2008, "Voltage step-up switching DC-to-DC converter"
- US Patent 5442539,[9] filed in 1992, "Ćuk DC-to-DC switching converter with input current shaping for unity power factor operation"
- US Patent 4274133,[10] filed in 1979, "DC-to-DC Converter having reduced ripple without need for adjustments" (Ćuk converter)
- US Patent 4184197,[11] filed in 1977, "DC-to-DC switching converter" (Ćuk converter)
Papers
- Modeling, Analysis, and Design of Switching Converters; PhD thesis at California Institute of Technology; November 1976[12]
Papers (Coauthor)
- A General Unified Approach to Modelling Switching-Converter Power Stages; IEEE Power Electronics Specialists Conference; June 8, 1976[13]
Magazine articles
- "Hybrid-Switching Step-down Converter with Hybrid Transformer"; Power Electronics; May 2011[14] (Ćuk-Buck2 converter)
- "Single-Stage Isolated Bridgeless PFC Converter Achieves 98% Efficiency"; Power Electronics; November 2010[15]
See also
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Slobodan Ćuk personal bio . Ćuk . Slobodan . LinkedIn.
- Web site: Slobodan Ćuk author bio . Ćuk . Slobodan . Amazon.
- http://chic.caltech.edu/genealogy/slobodan-cuk/ Slobodan Ćuk; EE Academic Genealogy Project; California Institute of Technology.
- Web site: Contacts . TESLAco.
- https://www.fi.edu/laureates/slobodan-cuk Slobodan Ćuk; Franklin Institute Awards; The Franklin Institute.
- https://patents.google.com/patent/US7915874 U.S. Patent 7915874.
- https://patents.google.com/patent/US4257087 U.S. Patent 4257087.
- https://patents.google.com/patent/US7778046 U.S. Patent 7778046.
- https://patents.google.com/patent/US5442539 U.S. Patent 5442539.
- https://patents.google.com/patent/US4274133 U.S. Patent 4274133.
- https://patents.google.com/patent/US4184197 U.S. Patent 4184197.
- http://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-03262008-110336 Modeling, Analysis, and Design of Switching Converters (PhD thesis); Slobodan Ćuk; California Institute of Technology; November 1976
- Ćuk . Slobodan . Middlebrook . R. D. . June 8, 1976 . A General Unified Approach to Modelling Switching-Converter Power Stages . Proceedings of the IEEE Power Electronics Specialists Conference . 73–86 . Cleveland, OH. . 2008-12-31.
- http://powerelectronics.com/site-files/powerelectronics.com/files/archive/powerelectronics.com/images/pdfs/HybridSwitchingConverter.pdf "Hybrid-Switching Step-down Converter with Hybrid Transformer"
- http://powerelectronics.com/site-files/powerelectronics.com/files/archive/powerelectronics.com/images/DesignFeatures_3-1110.pdf "Single-Stage Isolated Bridgeless PFC Converter Achieves 98% Efficiency"
