EE 4142 - Power Electronics

2 lecture hours 2 lab hours 3 credits

Course Description
This course focuses on the design and simulation of linear and switch-mode power supplies. Topics covered emphasize the use of various active devices in inverters, converters, drives, and power conditioning circuits. Different types of linear and switching power supplies are designed and their performance is analyzed. (prereq: EE 3102 or equivalent and EE 3112 or equivalent)

Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

Design and analyze linear power supplies
Design and analyze Buck Converters
Design and analyze Boost converters
Design and analyze Buck-Boost converters
Design and analyze Inverters

Prerequisites by Topic

PN-junction diode operation
BJT and FET devices operation
Single stage transistor amplifier design and analysis
Om-Amp amplifier design

Course Topics

Power, FFT analysis
Diode and SCR rectifiers, linear power supply
Buck converters
Boost converters
Buck-Boost converters
Forward converters
Inverters
Regulation of switch-type regulators

Laboratory Topics

Simulation of single-phase rectifier circuits
Simulation and analysis of a single-phase AC voltage controller
Simulation, Implementation, and analysis of a linear power supply
Simulation, implementation, and analysis of a buck converter
Simulation, implementation, and analysis of a boost converter
Simulation, implementation, and analysis of a buck-boost converter
Simulation and analysis of a fly-back converter
Simulation and analysis of an inverter
Simulation and analysis of resonant converters

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Joerg Mossbrucker

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