COURSE INFORMATION Course Title: POWER ELECTRONICS

Code	Course Type	Regular Semester	Theory	Practice	Lab	Credits	ECTS
ECE 341	B	5	3	0	2	4	5

Academic staff member responsible for the design of the course syllabus (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature)	NA
Lecturer (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours:	Betim Çiço
Second Lecturer(s) (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours:	NA
Teaching Assistant(s) and Office Hours:	NA
Language:	English
Compulsory/Elective:	Compulsory
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Course Description:	Application of Electronic knowledge in industry for rectification of polyphase supply voltage and for control of motor speed
Course Objectives:	This course is designed to provide the student with an in depth knowledge about the themes of systems and circuits used for powering electronic circuits. Students will study mainly DC-DC converters, analyzing energy efficiency, control, isolation and electromagnetic noise generation which shouldn’t inject disturbances in the mains, analysis magnetic components and filters; and characteristics of power semiconductor devices. The first part of the course treats basic circuit operation, including steady-state converter modeling and analysis, switch realization, discontinuous conduction mode, and transformer-isolated converters. Next, converter control systems are covered, including ac modeling of converters using averaged methods, small-signal transfer functions, and classical feedback loop design. Finally, magnetic design for switched-mode applications is discussed. After this course, a student will have a detailed knowledge of the basic DC-DC power conversion topologies, in particular buck, boost, buck boost, their working modes. The student will know some methods for deriving a linear small signal model of switching converters. Beside the non-isolated topologies, a student will learn the detailed behavior of the most common derived converters using an isolation transformers, including their small signal models. By the end of this course, a student will be able to design both the power and control section of an isolated converter, choosing the best among various different topologies and control methods, and estimating the component stress and total circuit efficiency.

COURSE OUTLINE

Week	Topics
1	Introduction: Introduction to Power Processing; Several Applications of Power Electronics; Elements of Power Electronics
2	Principles of Steady State Converter Analysis
3	Principles of Steady State Converter Analysis
4	Switch Realization: Switch Applications.
5	A Brief Survey of Power Semiconductor Devices; Switching Loss
6	The Discontinuous Conduction Mode
7	Converter Circuits Circuit Manipulations; A Short List of Converters; Transformer Isolation; Converter Evaluation and Design
8	Mid-term
9	AC Equivalent Circuit Modeling: Introduction; The Basic AC Modeling Approach; Results for Several Basic Converters
10	Converter Transfer Functions: Review of Bode Plots; Analysis of Converter Transfer Functions; Graphical Construction of Impedances and Transfer Functions; Measurement of AC Transfer Functions and Impedances
11	Controller Design: Introduction; Effect of Negative Feedback on the Network Transfer Functions; Stability; Regulator Design; Measurement of Loop Gains.
12	Basic Magnetics Theory: Review of Basic Magnetics; Transformer Modeling; Loss Mechanisms in Magnetic Devices; Several Types of Magnetic Devices, Their B-H Loops, and Core vs. Copper Loss
13	Inductor Design: Filter Inductor Design Constraints
14	Transformer Design: Basic Constraints.

Prerequisite(s):	Basic of Electronic Circuits and Electronic Circuits 1
Textbook:	Erickson – Maksimovich, Fundamentals of Power Electronics, Springer; 2nd edition (January 2001)
Other References:	1. Kassakian, Schlecht, Verghese, "Principles of Power Electronics", Addison Wesley 2. Other materials, papers, during the lectures, will be distributed.
Laboratory Work:	No
Computer Usage:	Yes
Others:	No

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

1	The student will have a detailed knowledge of the basic DC-DC power conversion topologies, in particular buck, boost, buck boost, their working modes.
2	Ability to use some methods for deriving a linear small signal model of switching converters.
3	The student will learn the detailed behavior of the most common derived converters using an isolation transformers, including their small signal models.
4	By the end of this course, a student will be able to design both the power and control section of an isolated converter, choosing the best among various different topologies and control methods, and estimating the component stress and total circuit efficiency.

COURSE CONTRIBUTION TO... PROGRAM COMPETENCIES (Blank : no contribution, 1: least contribution ... 5: highest contribution)

No	Program Competencies	Cont.
Bachelor in Electronics and Digital Communication Engineering (3 years) Program
1	Engineering graduates with sufficient theoretical and practical background for a successful profession and with application skills of fundamental scientific knowledge in the engineering practice.	5
2	Engineering graduates with skills and professional background in describing, formulating, modeling and analyzing the engineering problem, with a consideration for appropriate analytical solutions in all necessary situations	5
3	Engineering graduates with the necessary technical, academic and practical knowledge and application confidence in the design and assessment of machines or mechanical systems or industrial processes with considerations of productivity, feasibility and environmental and social aspects.	5
4	Engineering graduates with the practice of selecting and using appropriate technical and engineering tools in engineering problems, and ability of effective usage of information science technologies.	4
5	Ability of designing and conducting experiments, conduction data acquisition and analysis and making conclusions.	4
6	Ability of identifying the potential resources for information or knowledge regarding a given engineering issue.	4
7	The abilities and performance to participate multi-disciplinary groups together with the effective oral and official communication skills and personal confidence.	3
8	Ability for effective oral and official communication skills in foreign language.	4
9	Engineering graduates with motivation to life-long learning and having known significance of continuous education beyond undergraduate studies for science and technology.	4
10	Engineering graduates with well-structured responsibilities in profession and ethics.	5
11	Engineering graduates who are aware of the importance of safety and healthiness in the project management, workshop environment as well as related legal issues.	4
12	Consciousness for the results and effects of engineering solutions on the society and universe, awareness for the developmental considerations with contemporary problems of humanity.	4

COURSE EVALUATION METHOD

Method	Quantity	Percentage
Homework	4	2.5
Midterm Exam(s)	1	30
Quiz	2	5
Final Exam	1	50
Attendance		0
	Total Percent:	100%

ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD)

Activities	Quantity	Duration(Hours)	Total Workload(Hours)
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours)	16	3	48
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	16	3	48
Mid-terms	1	10	10
Assignments			0
Final examination	1	14	14
Other	1	5	5
Total Work Load:			125
Total Work Load/25(h):			5
ECTS Credit of the Course:			5