Education Purpose Design of User Interface (Matlab/GUI) for Single Phase Trigger Circuits

Abstract

In this study, a graphical user interface has been designed for the simulations of single phase trigger circuits which take place within the syllabus of power electronics course given in the engineering and technical education faculties and it has been conveyed to vocational education. The simulation of the circuit was realized with MATLAB Simulink and the design of the interface was made with MATLAB GUI. The interface prepared enables the user to select the type of whatever circuit he wants. Besides this, arranging the input parameters of the circuit to the values he desires, the user can view the results on the same interface numerically and graphically. Furthermore, since animations are used in the interface, the effects of parameter changings can be watched visually. Thus, the simulation process carried out and the obtained results are presented to the user in a short time and in coherence and much negativity that decrease productivity in education are prevented.