COURSE DESCRIPTION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION

Course Name Code Semester T+A+L (hour/week) Type (C / O) Local Credit ECTS
Power Electronics MTE 455 Fall 03+00+00 Elective 3 5
Academic Unit: Department of Mechatronics Engineering
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Prerequisites: None
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Course Unit: Undergraduate
Course Coordinator: - -
Course Lecturer(s): Timur Aydemir
Course Objectives: To learn the principles the operation principles of basic power converter topologies, the principles of electromechanical power conversion and the motors used in mechatronic applications, the principles of speed and torque control and the power electronic drives to control these motors.
Course Contents: Principles of electromechanical energy conversion; Electromagnetic circuit concept; Power and Torque Concepts; Transformers; DC motors; AC motors; Principles of power electronics and power semiconductors; AC-DC converters (rectifiers); DC-DC converters; DC-AC converters (inverters); Electric drives for DC and AC Motors; Design of feedback controllers for dc motors.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit (LO):
  • 1- Ability to calculate the steady state operation values such as voltage, current, power, speed and torque of the electromechanical systems.girilmemiş.
  • 2- Ability to analyze the operation of rectifiers, dc-dc converters and inverters in basic applications with resistive and resistive-inductive loads.
  • 3- Ability to the analyze the basic operation of electric drives.
  • 4- Ability to design a simple controller for dc motors.
  • 5- Ability to simulate power electronic circuits.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods: Lectures and Projects


WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATIONS

WeekSubjectsRelated Preperation
1 Principles of electromechanical energy conversion: Ampere’s Law. Faraday’s Law. Permeability, Reluctance, Flux concepts. Electromagnetic circuit concept.
2 Power and Torque Concepts: Instantaneous, active, reactive and apparent power concepts. Electromagnetic torque.
3 Transformers: Principle of operation. Steady state equivalent circuit.
4 Motors: Permanent Magnet DC motors; Induction Motors. Permanent Magnet Synchronous motors
5 Principles of power electronics and power semiconductors: Switching and averaging concepts. Transient analysis. Ideal and real switching devices and characteristics.
6 AC-DC converters (rectifiers): Uncontrolled and controlled single phase rectifiers.
7 DC-DC converters: Non-isolated converters (Buck converters. Boost converters. Buck-Boost Converters)
8 DC-DC converters: Isolated converters (Flyback converters. Half Bridge Converters. Full Bridge Converters)
9 DC-AC converters (inverters): Half bridge and full bridge inverters
10 Electric drives for DC Motors
11 Electric drives for AC Motors
12 Design of feedback controllers for dc motors.
13 Project (Simulation of a dc motor drive)
14 Project (Simulation of a dc motor drive)


REQUIRED AND RECOMMENDED READING

Recommended or Required Reading Mohan, N., Power Electronics: A First Course, Wiley 2011.
Mohan, N., Electric Machines and Drives, Wiley, 2012.


OTHER COURSE RESOURCES

Other Course Resources Rashid, M., Power Electronics: circuits, devices, and applications, Prentice-Hall
Mohan, N, Undeland, T. and Robbins, W.P., Power Electronics: Converters, Applications, and Design, Wiley, 2002.


ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA

Semester RequirementsNumberPercentage of Grade (%)
Project 1 10
Midterms / Oral Exams / Quizes 5 50
Final Exam 1 40
Total: 7 100


WORKLOAD

EventsCountDuration (Hours)Total Workload (hour)
Course Hours14342
Project11515
Extra-Class Activities (reading,individiual work, etc.)14228
Midterms / Oral Exams / Quizes51050
Final Exam11515
Total Workload (hour):150


THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (LO) AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS (PQ)

# PQ1 PQ2 PQ3 PQ4 PQ5 PQ6 PQ7 PQ8 PQ9
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