ECE 42301 - Power Electronics

Prerequisite(s): ECE 27500 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D-

Credit Hours: 3.00. An introduction to the design and analysis of switch mode power converters. Topics include: switching characteristics of MOSFET’s and IGBT’s, properties of DC-DC switch mode power converters and regulation of the output voltage, rectification of utility inputs and power factor correction, review of magnetic circuits, design of high frequency inductors and transformers, design of switch mode DC power supplies, soft switching, synthesis of DC and low frequency AC voltages with application to motor drives and uninterruptible power supplies, and thyristor converters. Use of circuit simulations and hardware. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.

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