EECE 473 – Power Electronics
Catalog description:
Overview of power electronics devices used and their desired characteristics; diode circuits and rectifiers, effect of
source inductance, three-phase rectifiers; dc-dc switched mode converters, buck, boost, and buck-boost circuits,
bridge converter; pulse-width modulated inverters, voltage control, harmonics, three-phase inverters; introduction
to gate and base drive circuits, snubber circuits.
Credit hours: 3 credits
Required or elective: Elective for CCE / ECE students
Prerequisites: By course: EECE 210, By topic: Circuit analysis, basic understanding of electronic devices,
differential equations, Laplace transforms and Fourier series
Textbook(s) and/or required materials: Mohan N., Undeland T, Robbins W. Power Electronics: Converters,
Applications, and Design (3rd Ed.), John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2003.
References:
Rashid M. H. Power Electronics: Circuits, Devices, and Applications (3rd Ed.), Prentice Hall, 2004.
Computer usage: PSPICE, SIMULINK
Course Objectives
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The objectives of this course are to:
Introduce students to the general field of Power electronics
Learn the main switching topologies used in power electronics circuits and how they
operate, how they are controlled, driven and protected.
Develop in students the mathematical, scientific, and computational skills relevant to
analyze and solve power electronics problems.
Develop in students skills relevant to the design and synthesis of power electronics
systems having realistic specifications and constraints.
Promote teamwork among students and effective communication skills.
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Course Topics
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Subjects covered
Introduction
Overview of Devices
Review of basic concepts
Diode rectifiers and circuits
dc-dc converters
dc-ac inverters
Drive and Protection Circuits
Course Learning Outcomes
At the end of the course, students are able to:
Understand the basic principles power or switching electronics
and the difference from linear electronics.
Understand the basic operating principles of power semiconductor
switches and their desired characteristics.
Analyze power electronics converters and systems using computer
simulation packages.
Understand and analyze the operation of single and three-phase
diode rectifiers with source inductance and real loads with output
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Understand and analyze the operation of dc to dc switching
regulators that step-up or step-down the supply voltage.
Understand and analyze the operation of switch-mode dc-ac single
and three-phase inverters.
To develop a basic understand of harmonics and the negative
effects they have on ac supply systems.
Understand how harmonics can be reduced using passive filters
and how they can be cancelled using pulse width modulation
(PWM) switching techniques.
Are aware of the practical converter design consideration in terms
of drive and protection snubber circuits.
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Class/laboratory schedule: Two 50-minute lectures per week and One three-hour lab session per week.
Evaluation methods
1. Midterm
2. Final exam,
3. Home works (5)
4. Projects (1)
5. Class quizzes (3)
Professional component
Engineering topics:
General education:
Mathematics and basic sciences:
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Person(s) who prepared this description and date of preparation
Sami Karaki, March 2004 March 2009.
Date of last revision
March 2009.