ELEC-E8421 - Components of Power Electronics, Lecture, 16.9.2021-16.12.2021

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LEARNING OUTCOMES

After the course student has practical skills on dimensioning and selecting components used in power electronic devices based on manufacturers data sheets.

Credits: 5

Schedule: 16.09.2021 - 16.12.2021

Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):

Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Jorma Kyyrä, Edris Pouresmaeil

Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):

CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):

Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):

Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: English

CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD

Content

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Properties and operation of diodes, thyristor and power transistors. Dimensioning of cooling. Protection against over voltages and currents. EMC-filtering. Resistive, capacitive and inductive components. Devices for the control signals. Course includes a planning exercise.

Assessment Methods and Criteria

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Lectures, calculation exercises, design assignment, and exam.

Workload

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Contact teaching 49 h, independent and work-based learning 65 h, revision 18 h, exam 3 h.

DETAILS

Study Material

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Barry Williams: Power Electronics; Devices, Drives, Applications, and Passive Components, (available in internet) and other distributed material.

    Earlier years the book has been: Niiranen: Tehoelektroniikan komponentit, Otatieto 575 (4 Ed., 2007)

Substitutes for Courses
Prerequisites
SDG: Sustainable Development Goals

    7 Affordable and Clean Energy

    9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Information

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Teaching Period:

    2020-2021 Autumn I-II

    2021-2022 Autumn I-II

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