Undergraduate Course: Power Electronics 4 (ELEE10004)
Course Outline
| School | School of Engineering |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | This course introduces students to the design of power electronic circuits for low power applications. It concentrates primarily on power supplies for electronic circuits, and covers the operation and design of the most common power supply circuit topologies. Also included in this course are the design of the magnetic components required in such applications, and the design of the feedback control circuit. Students are introduced to the main characteristics of power semiconductor devices and their drive requirements. A continuous theme throughout this course is designing circuits for ¿worst case¿ conditions, and taking into account commercial requirements as well as practical realities such as device and circuit imperfections. |
| Course description |
Introduction to Switched Mode Power Supplies (SMPS)
Basic buck, buck-boost and boost converters
SMPS with isolation: flyback, forward and bridge converters
Resonant power supplies
Control of SMPS
Magnetic components for SMPS: transformers and inductors
Power semiconductor devices: power MOSFET
Gate drive circuits and snubber circuits
Rectifiers with power factor correction (active and passive)
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
It is RECOMMENDED that students have passed
Power Electronics and Machines 3 (ELEE09020)
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | A general understanding of three phase circuits, power and power
factor. |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Have an appreciation of the many different technical and commercial aspects involved in the design of power electronic circuits.
- Have a good knowledge of the operation and limitations of standard power electronic circuits used in lower power applications.
- Be able to perform calculations to carry out approximate designs of power supply circuits and their components.
- Have an appreciation as to how device and circuit imperfections can affect the design of power supply circuits in commercial applications.
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Reading List
| Power Electronics, Mohan, Undeland & Robbins, (Wiley) ISBN 0-471-22693-9 |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Ewen MacPherson
Tel:
Email: Ewen.Macpherson@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Megan Inch-Kellingray
Tel: (0131 6)51 7079
Email: M.Inch@ed.ac.uk |
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