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- 412 Power Electronic Circuits. II; 3 cr. Operating
characteristics of power semiconductor devices such as
Bipolar Junction Transistors, IGBTs, MOSFETs and
Thyristors. Fundamentals of power converter circuits
including dc/dc converters, phase controlled ac/dc
rectifiers and dc/ac inverters. Practical issues in the
design and operation of converters. Course available on
videotape. P: ECE 342 or equiv or cons inst.
- Course Prerequisite(s)
- Prerequisite knowledge and/or skills
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Knowledge of basic electrical and electronic switching circuits, and circuit level models of solid-state devices.
- Textbook(s) and/or other required material
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Elements of Power Electronics, by P. T. Krein, Oxford University Press, 1998.
- Course objectives
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develop and quantify common performance objectives for power electronic circuits, such as efficiency, power factor, etc.
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develop simple power electronic converter topologies to meet certain functional specifications
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analyze power electronic converter operation to develop design guidelines for choice of switching devices and reactive elements
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identify and use switching device and reactive component performance characteristics to apply them appropriately in power electronic circuits
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obtain averaged state space description and block diagram representation of power electronic converters
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simulate operation of power electronic converter using general purpose system simulation tools
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develop and describe dynamic behavior of power electronic converters using small signal transfer functions
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design simple closed loop regulators for power electronic converters to meet functional objectives
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extend simple power electronic converters to realize inverters and rectifiers
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describe operation of diode and SCR based power electronic circuits
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outline operating principles of application of power electronic circuits as motor drives, UPS systems, active filters, etc.
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use systematic problem solving techniques to partition complex problems
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use simplifying assumptions to approach solutions to ill-posed design problems
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construct a hardware prototype of a power electronic circuit
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present solutions to technical problems effectively using reports
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use mathematical analysis software tools to solve engineering design problems
- Topics covered
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Introduction to Power Electronics, Simple 1 phase rectifier, Linear regulators
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Switched mode buck converter, Other power converter topologies and realization
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Simplified analysis to determine device ratings, Selection of power device, power device characteristics, Power device calculations
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Choice of reactive components, capacitor selection, magnetics design fundamentals, Realization of controller
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Block diagram and state space representation, Simulation of power converter, Averaging analysis of power converter
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Transfer function description of circuits, extra element theorem, Bode plots of systems and control system review
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Small signal analysis of power converters, Design of regulators and realization of controllers
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Single phase inverters, High frequency inverters
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Control of Inverters, Three phase inverters
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Inverter applications
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1 phase rectifiers, 3 phase rectifiers
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1 phase SCR rectifiers, 3 phase SCR rectifiers
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SCR inverters, Multipulse circuits and zigzag transformers
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Harmonic filtering, Multilevel converters
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Other topics of interest as appropriate
- Class/laboratory schedule
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Two 75 minute lectures per week, topics for each week listed above in bulleted form.
- Contribution of course to meeting the professional component
- This course contributes primarily to the students' knowledge of engineering topics, and does provide design experience.
The following statement indicates which of the following considerations are included in this course: economic, environmental, ethical, political, societal, health and safety, manufacturability, sustainability.
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Lecture topics will include brief discussion of environmental, economic and societal impact of power electronics technology. Manfucturability of different designs and their impact on economics will also be discussed.
- Relationship of course to undergraduate degree program objectives and outcomes
- This course primarily serves students in the department. The information below describes how the course contributes to the undergraduate program objectives.
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knowledge in the basic techniques of mathematics and the physical sciences
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basic skill in methods of design and analysis across a broad range of electrical and computer engineering areas
- Assessment of student progress toward course objectives
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Homework: Approximately 10 homework sets.
Computer language: To complete solutions for some of the homework problems using mathematical analysis and system simulation software.
Exams: Two 75-minute exams and a final.
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