Slobodan Ćuk
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Slobodan Ćuk | |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | Chook |
| Alma mater | California Institute of Technology (Caltech) |
| Known for | Ćuk converter |
| Awards | See below |
Slobodan Ćuk (Serbo-Croatian pronunciation: [tʃuk]) is a Serbian-American 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.
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.[5] 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.[6][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; ISBN 978-1519520289
- Power Electronics, Vol. 3: Advanced Topics and Designs; Ćuk Slobodan; 2015; ISBN 978-1519520296
- Power Electronics, Vol. 2: Modeling, Analysis, and Measurements; Ćuk Slobodan; 2015; ISBN 978-1519513267
- Power Electronics, Vol. 1: Topologies, Magnetics, and Control; Ćuk Slobodan; 2015; ISBN 978-1519161130
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,[7] filed in 2010, "Step-down converter having a resonant inductor, a resonant capacitor and a hybrid transformer" (Ćuk-Buck2 converter)
- US Patent 4257087,[8] 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,[9] filed in 2008, "Voltage step-up switching DC-to-DC converter"
- US Patent 5442539,[10] filed in 1992, "Ćuk DC-to-DC switching converter with input current shaping for unity power factor operation"
- US Patent 4274133,[11] filed in 1979, "DC-to-DC Converter having reduced ripple without need for adjustments" (Ćuk converter)
- US Patent 4184197,[12] 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[5]
Papers (Coauthor)
- A General Unified Approach to Modelling Switching-Converter Power Stages; IEEE Power Electronics Specialists Conference; June 8, 1976[13]
