Reflecting My First Power Electronics Project
Throwback to my first power electronics project — the one that sparked it all! ⚡
Back in 2015, I was a second-year undergrad with no prior experience in power electronics or control systems. Still, I took on the challenge of building a 1kW pure sine wave inverter from scratch.
With funding from IEEE PES, I dove into:
🔧 PCB design
🌀 Gate driver design
🧠 Firmware development
🔍 Signal testing and debugging
It wasn’t easy—I fried components, stared at gate signals for hours, and learned everything the hard way. But the satisfaction of watching it finally power up? Unforgettable.
To help others, I uploaded everything to GitHub. Even today, I still receive emails asking for the code and schematics:
📂 GitHub: github.com/shuvangkardas/pure-sine-wave-inverter
🎥 Fun fact: I uploaded the demo video on YouTube—and it now has 82K+ views!
👉 Watch here
This project gave me a strong foundation in hardware, embedded systems, and problem-solving. Looking back, it’s a powerful reminder of where the journey began—and how far it has come.
#PowerElectronics #Inverter #PCB #Firmware #EngineeringJourney #IEEE
Shuvangkar Das, PhD Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
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