Work-In-Progress: Enhancing Students' Learning in Advanced Power Electronic Course Using a USB Solar Charger Project

In order to improve students' design and hands on skills in power electronics at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, a new hardware project has recently been added in the advanced power electronic course.The new project requires students to design and construct a USB solar charger as their final hardware project in the laboratory portion of the course.This work-in-progress paper explains the detail description of the project including design requirements, grading policy, and an example of a completed project.