COURSE DESCRIPTION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION

Course Name Code Semester T+A+L (hour/week) Type (C / O) Local Credit ECTS
Advanced Power Electronics EE 512 Fall 03+00+00 Elective 3 7.5
Academic Unit: Electronics Engineering
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Prerequisites: None
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Course Unit: Graduate
Course Coordinator: Timur Aydemir
Course Lecturer(s): Timur Aydemir
Course Objectives: Learning the topologies and the operating principles of power converters commonly used in power conversion applications. Learning how to develop mathematical models of the converters for analysis purposes. Learning how to design power converters under technical constraints.
Course Contents: AC/DC converters (Rectifiers); DC/DC converters and Power Supplies; Snubber circuits; Soft switching circuits; DC/AC converters (Inverters): Square-wave inverters and Modulation Techniques; Overview of power semiconductor devices. Recent applications in Power Electronics.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit (LO):
  • 1- Ability to explain the operating principles of the power converters
  • 2- Ability to model and analyze power converters
  • 3- Ability to design converters for given specifications
  • 4- Ability to determine and classify the voltage and current stresses appearing on the switching elements and develop protection mechanisms to increase reliability
  • 5- Ability to develop simulation models and perform simulation of converters
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods: In-class learning. Simulation Techniques.


WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATIONS

WeekSubjectsRelated Preperation
1 Basic principles of Power Electronics Rashid, Ch. 1
2 Rectifiers Rashid, Ch. 2, 3
3 DC-DC Converters: Non-isolated topologies Rashid, Ch. 5
4 Power Semiconductors Rashid, Ch. 4
5 Snubbers and Protection Rashid, Ch. 17
6 Soft Switching Circuits
7 Magnetic Components Used in Power Electronics Rashid, Ch. 13 Section:6
8 DC-DC Converters: Isolated Topologies Rashid, Ch. 13
9 Switched Mode Power Converters Rashid, Ch. 13
10 Single Phase Inverters Rashid, Ch. 6
11 Three Phase Inverters Rashid, Ch. 6
12 Modulation Techniques Rashid, Ch. 6
13 Modern Applications of Power Electronics Rashid, Ch. 14-16
14 Modern Applications of Power Electronics Rashid, Ch. 14-16


REQUIRED AND RECOMMENDED READING

M. Rashid, “Power Electronics: Circuits, Devices, and Applications,” Pearson Education, 4th Edition (2013), ISBN-10: 0133125904.


OTHER COURSE RESOURCES

N. Mohan, T. M. Undeland, W. P. Robbins, “Power Electronics: Converters, Applications and Design,” John Wiley, 3rd Edition (2002), ISBN-10: 9780471226932.
R. W. Erickson and D. Maksimovic, “Fundamentals of Power Electronics,” Springer, 2nd Edition (2001), ISBN-10: 0792372700.


ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA

Semester RequirementsNumberPercentage of Grade (%)
Attendance / Participation 14 -
Project 1 25
Homework Assignments 4 20
Midterms / Oral Exams / Quizes 1 25
Final Exam 1 30
Total: 21 100


WORKLOAD

EventsCountDuration (Hours)Total Workload (hour)
Course Hours14342
Project13636
Homework Assigments52.512.5
Extra-Class Activities (reading,individiual work, etc.)14456
Midterms / Oral Exams / Quizes11616
Final Exam12525
Total Workload (hour):187.5


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

# PQ1 PQ2 PQ3 PQ4 PQ5 PQ6 PQ7 PQ8 PQ9 PQ10
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