Learning objectives
1) Knowledge and understanding
Attending classes and through individual study, students are to acquire basic knowledge of the analysis, design and control of power converter circuits.
2) Applying knowledge and understanding
A goal of this course is providing students with the ability of applying their knowledge of electrical and electronic circuit analysis and modeling to power electronic converters. Importance is also given to the ability of solving quantitative problems and exercises.
Prerequisites
Students should be familiar with the notions of mathematics, physics, electrical engineering and power electronics typically acquired in first-level degrees in Information engineering (class L-8). For the University of Parma graduates in "Ingegneria informatica, elettronica e delle telecomunicazioni" important preliminary notions can be found in the course of "Generazione e conversione da fonti rinnovabili".
Course unit content
1) Introduction
2) Steady-state converter analysis
3) Steady-satte equivalent circuits
4) Power switches
5) The discontinuous conduction mode
6) Converter circuits
7) AC equivalent circuits
8) Converter transfer functions
9) Controller design
10) Magnetic components
11) AC-input converters
Full programme
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Bibliography
Topics 1-10
R. W. Erickson, D. Maksimovic: Fundamentals of Power Electronics, 3rd Edition, Springer, 2020.
Topic 11
M. H. Rashid, Power Electronics: Circuits, Devices, and Applications, 2nd Edition, Prentice-Hall, 1993.
Teaching methods
Classroom lectures, featuring exercises and numerical examples solved by the instructor.
Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam.
Students will have to show good understanding of the theoretical aspects treated in the lectures, and the ability to solve simple quantitative exercises by hand calculations.
The student is typically required to answer to two questions.
Students can choose to speak either Italian or English at the exam. Students who are not native English speakers and show sufficient fluency with technical English are awarded up to 2 extra points (out of 30).
Other information
The course web site can be found on the Elly platform.
