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ECE410 - Power Electronics

Description

Electronics in energy conversion and control. Circuits with switches and diodes. Electrical and thermal characteristics of power semiconductor devices: diodes and thyristors; bipolar, field effect and insulated gate transistors. Phase controlled converters: ac-to-ac and ac-to-dc. Dc-to-dc converters including switching regulators. Voltage source inverters. Pulse-width modulation and harmonic elimination techniques. Emphasis on device limitations, computer aided analysis and system control. Application examples including solar power conversion and battery chargers.

Units

1.5

Hours: lecture-lab-tutorial

3-1.5-0

Formerly

ELEC 410

Note(s)

  • Credit will be granted for only one of ECE 410, ELEC 410.

Prerequisites

  • Complete all of the following
    • Complete 1 of:
      • ECE370 - Electromechanical Energy Conversion (1.5)
      • ELEC370 - Electromechanical Energy Conversion (1.5)
    • Complete 1 of:
      • ECE380 - Electronic Circuits II (1.5)
      • ELEC380 - Electronic Circuits II (1.5)

Course offered by

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Course schedules

Summer timetable available: February 15. Fall and Spring timetables available: May 15.

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