ECE 59500 - Introduction to Power Electronics

Note:

This is a 5-week course that is part of the Professional Master's Program.

Course Details

Lecture Hours: 1 Credits: 1

Areas of Specialization:

  • Power and Energy Devices and Systems

Counts as:

  • EE Elective
  • CMPE Selective - Special Content

Normally Offered:

Each Fall

Requisites:

ECE 30100

Requisites by Topic:

AC and DC circuits, Fourier Series. This course is not appropriate for students who have taken ECE 43300.

Catalog Description:

This course provides a basic background on the circuits and controls used in modern power conversion. Topologies that will be considered include dc-dc, dc-ac, and ac-dc converters. Controls that will be considered include those based upon pulse width modulation and hysteresis-based current regulation.

Required Text(s):

  1. Analysis of Electric Machinery and Drive Systems, Chapter 11 , 3rd Edition , P. C. Krause, O. Wasynczuk, S. D. Sudhoff, and S. Pekarek , John Wiley , 2013 , ISBN No. 9781118024294

Recommended Text(s):

  1. Power Electronics , 3rd Edition , N. Mohan, T. M. Undeland and W. P. Robbins , John Wiley , 2013 , ISBN No. 0471-226-939

Learning Outcomes

A student who successfully fulfills the course requirements will have demonstrated:

  • an understanding of the relationships between form and function and the roles played by various circuit components in ac-dc, dc-dc, and dc-ac converters
  • a knowledge of the basic characteristics of switch types, and classification of converters
  • a knowledge of control and switching techniques and operating principles of ac-dc, dc-dc, and dc-ac converters
  • a knowledge of the methods of sizing the switching and energy storage elements in ac-dc, dc-dc, and dc-ac converters

Lecture Outline:

Lectures Topics
2 VI Characteristics of Power Semiconductors (Diodes, MOSFETS, IGBTs, SCRs, etc.)
1 3-Phase DC-AC Converter Topology
1.5 Common Switching Strategies (180 degree, PWM, Sine-Triangle PWM, etc.)
2.5 Closed-Loop Control of DC-AC Converters
3 DC-DC Converters (Buck, Boost, Isolated)

Assessment Method:

Exam