Postgraduate Course: Power Electronics (MSc) (PGEE10015)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Engineering |
College |
College of Science and Engineering |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 10 (Postgraduate) |
Credits |
10 |
| Home subject area |
Postgrad (School of Engineering) |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None
|
Taught in Gaelic? |
No |
| Course description |
This course aims to equip students to enter the power electronics industry by providing them with an understanding of the fundamental principles of power semiconductor devices and circuits, and the knowledge and skills required to analyse and design such circuits. Students will also be introduced to the central issues involved in the specification and design of power electronic systems in lower power applications, in particular switched mode power supplies. |
Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
|
Co-requisites |
|
| Prohibited Combinations |
|
Other requirements |
None
|
| Additional Costs |
None |
Course Delivery Information
|
| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 1, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
|
WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| King's Buildings | Tutorial | | 1-11 | 14:00 - 14:50 | | | | | | King's Buildings | Lecture | | 1-11 | | | | 14:00 - 14:50 | | | King's Buildings | Lecture | | 1-11 | | | | 16:10 - 17:00 | |
| First Class |
Week 1, Thursday, 14:00 - 14:50, Zone: King's Buildings. Classroom 10, Alrick Building |
| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours:Minutes |
Stationery Requirements |
Comments |
| Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | Power Electronics (MSc) | 2:00 | 16 sides | |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
After successful completion of this course the student will be able to:
- explain the operation of buck, buck-boost and boost converters in both continuous and discontinuous mode;
- carry out basic design calculations for SMPS circuits with isolation;
- explain the operation of resonant power supplies, and carry out basic design calculations;
- explain SMPS control techniques;
- design high frequency transformers;
- explain the operation of power semiconductors (in particular, power MOSFETS, IGBTs), and their associated drive and protection circuits;
- explain the operation and draw the expected waveforms for inverter and active rectifier circuits;
- calculate the harmonics produced by inverter circuits, and explain the operation of pulse width modulation techniques;
- understand the need for power factor correction circuits (PFC) in power supply circuits;
- understand the operating principles of both passive and active PFC circuits. |
Assessment Information
Assessment will be based on a single written paper of 90 minutes duration.
|
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Not entered |
| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
Not entered |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Not entered |
| Keywords |
Power Electronics |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Ewen Macpherson
Tel: (0131 6)50 5601
Email: Ewen.Macpherson@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Mrs Laura Smith
Tel: (0131 6)50 5690
Email: laura.smith@ed.ac.uk |
|
copyright 2011 The University of Edinburgh -
31 January 2011 8:05 am
|
University Homepage