ELCT 572 Power Electronics Fall 2013
SYLLABUS
Class Time
Tuesday - Thursday 10:05-11:20am
Location
Lecture Room 2A05
Instructor:
Dr. Enrico Santi
Office: 3A36; Phone: 777-1843
E-mail: santi@engr.sc.edu
Instructor office hours
Monday - Wednesday 11:00-12:00; or by appointment
Grader 1
Kang (Kevin) Peng
Grader 1 office hours
Fri 9 – 10am Room 2D29
Grader 1 contact info
PENGK@email.sc.edu
803-777-6784
Prerequisites:
ELCT 371 or any introductory electronics class
ELCT 331 or any introductory feedback control class
Textbook:
Robert Erickson and Dragan Maksimovic, "Fundamentals
of Power Electronics," Second Edition, Springer; 2001.
ISBN-10: 0792372700
From time to time other reference material will be
provided.
Textbook slides
http://ece-www.colorado.edu/~pwrelect/book/slides/slidedir.html
Reference books
Kassakian, Schlecht, Verghese, “Principles of Power
Electronics,” Addison-Wesley Pub Co; 1991. ISBN:
0201096897
Mohan, Undeland Robbins “Power Electronics:
Converters, Applications, and Design,” John Wiley &
Sons; 2nd Edition 1995. ISBN: 0471584088
COURSE GOAL: The goal of this course is to provide a solid understanding of switching
power converters. The lectures will cover fundamental concepts such as steady state
analysis and averaged converter modeling. Control design and magnetics design for
power electronics will also be covered. The theory will be complemented by computer
simulations.
ELCT 572 Power Electronics
ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS
1. Please check the Master Schedule for deadlines concerning withdrawals (W and WF).
I must follow these.
2. HOMEWORK: weekly homework will be assigned. Homework is due one week from
the day it was assigned. As a rule, late homework will not be accepted.
3. PROJECT: there will be one project. The project will involve converter design and
computer verification by simulation. The project for graduate students will have
additional questions and may include an experimental part.
4. EXAMS. There will be two intermediate exams and a final exam.
5. GRADES: the semester grade will be based on the following:
ITEM
Homework
Project
Exams 1 and 2
%
20%
20%
30%
Final Examination
30%
2
DATE
As assigned
As scheduled
Tuesday, Oct 1
Tuesday, Nov 12
Tuesday, Dec 10 - 9:00am
ELCT 572
Power Electronics
CREDITS/CONTACT HOURS: Credits: 3, Contact Hours: 42
COORDINATOR:
Dr. Enrico Santi
TEXTBOOKS AND OTHER REQUIRED MATERIAL:
Robert Erickson and Dragan Maksimovic, "Fundamentals of Power Electronics," Second
Edition, Kluwer Academic Publishers; 2001. ISBN: TK7881.15 .E75 2000
SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS:
Handouts will be provided on transformers and on design of power inductors and
transformers
CATALOG DATA:
(Prerequisite: ELCT331, ELCT371). Basic analysis and design of solid-state power
electronic devices and circuitry.
REQUIRED/ELECTIVE:
Elective
TOPICS COVERED:
 Introduction to power electronics (2 hours)
 Steady-state operation of switching converters: inductor volt-second balance, on
capacitor charge balance and small-ripple approximation (3 hours)
 Steady-state equivalent circuit modeling, losses and efficiency (4 hours)
 Switch realization (2 hours)
 A brief survey of power semiconductor devices (3 hours)
 Switching losses in switching converters (2 hours)
 Discontinuous conduction mode of operation (2 hours)
 Converter topologies (1 hour)
 High-frequency transformer isolation in switching converters (4 hours)
 Basic magnetic theory (3 hours)
 Inductor and transformer design: area product and core geometry approach (3
hours)
 AC equivalent circuit modeling (3 hours)
 Review of Bode plots (1 hour)
 Small-signal switching converter transfer functions (4 hours)
 Negative feedback, controller design (3 hours)
 Demo of switching power converter operation (2 hours)
ELCT 572 Power Electronics
COURSE OUTCOMES:
1. Demonstrate the ability to analyze switching power converters in steady state
using circuit averaging and determine DC voltages and currents
2. Be able to sketch current and voltage waveforms in a converter in steady state
3. Demonstrate the ability to size passive filtering components in a converters such
as inductors and capacitors to obtain a desired ripple performance
4. Demonstrate the ability to derive small-signal linearized models for switching
converters
5. Demonstrate an understanding of the effects of negative feedback on converter
operation
6. Demonstrate the ability to simulate switching converter using both switching
models and averaged models
Relation of course outcomes to program outcomes
H = major importance, M = moderate importance, L = minor importance, blank indicates no relation
Program Outcomes
an ability to apply knowledge of math,
science and eng. (a)
an ability to design and conduct
experiments; analyze and interpret data
(b)
design a system, component, or process to
meet desired needs (c)
identify, formulate, and solve engineering
problems (e)
an ability to use the techniques, skills, and
modern eng. tool necessary (k)
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2
H
M
Course Outcomes
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5
H
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M
M
L
H
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L
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ASSESSMENT METHODS:
1. Tests
2. Homework
3. Project
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