Slobodan Ćuk

Slobodan Ćuk
PronunciationChook
NationalitySerbian
Alma materCalifornia Institute of Technology (Caltech)
Known forĆuk converter
AwardsSee 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.

Biography

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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

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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

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Books

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  • 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)

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  • 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

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  • 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)

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  • 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

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  • Modeling, Analysis, and Design of Switching Converters; PhD thesis at California Institute of Technology; November 1976[5]

Papers (Coauthor)

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  • A General Unified Approach to Modelling Switching-Converter Power Stages; IEEE Power Electronics Specialists Conference; June 8, 1976[13]

Magazine articles

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  • "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

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d Ćuk, Slobodan. "Slobodan Ćuk personal bio". LinkedIn.
  2. ^ a b c Ćuk, Slobodan. "Slobodan Ćuk author bio". Amazon.
  3. ^ a b Slobodan Ćuk; EE Academic Genealogy Project; California Institute of Technology.
  4. ^ "Contacts". TESLAco.
  5. ^ a b Modeling, Analysis, and Design of Switching Converters (PhD thesis); Slobodan Ćuk; California Institute of Technology; November 1976
  6. ^ Slobodan Ćuk; Franklin Institute Awards; The Franklin Institute.
  7. ^ U.S. Patent 7915874.: "Step-down converter having a resonant inductor, a resonant capacitor and a hybrid transformer", filed 4 Oct 2010, retrieved 15 Jan 2017.
  8. ^ U.S. Patent 4257087.: "DC-to-DC switching converter with zero input and output current ripple and integrated magnetics circuits", filed 2 Apr 1979, retrieved 15 Jan 2017.
  9. ^ U.S. Patent 7778046.: "Voltage step-up switching DC-to-DC converter", filed 17 Dec 2008, retrieved 15 Jan 2017.
  10. ^ U.S. Patent 5442539.: "Ćuk DC-to-DC switching converter with input current shaping for unity power factor operation", filed 2 Oct 1992, retrieved 15 Jan 2017.
  11. ^ U.S. Patent 4274133.: "DC-to-DC Converter having reduced ripple without need for adjustments", filed 20 June 1979, retrieved 15 Jan 2017.
  12. ^ U.S. Patent 4184197.: "DC-to-DC switching converter", filed 28 Sep 1977, retrieved 15 Jan 2017.
  13. ^ Ćuk, Slobodan; Middlebrook, R. D. (June 8, 1976). A General Unified Approach to Modelling Switching-Converter Power Stages (PDF). Proceedings of the IEEE Power Electronics Specialists Conference. Cleveland, OH. pp. 73–86. Retrieved 2008-12-31.
  14. ^ "Hybrid-Switching Step-down Converter with Hybrid Transformer"; Power Electronics; May 2011
  15. ^ "Single-Stage Isolated Bridgeless PFC Converter Achieves 98% Efficiency"; Power Electronics; November 2010
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