ECE 410 Power Electronics

Summer

Power electronics is the application of electronic circuits to energy conversion. This course discusses modeling, design, analysis, and control of DC/DC converters, AC/DC rectifiers, DC/AC inverters, AC/AC cycloconverters, and switch-mode power supplies. Power electronics applications in motor drives, uninterrupted power supplies, and power systems are also discussed. Other applications include high-efficiency energy conversion, process control and automation, vehicular power systems, and renewable energy systems. Software and hardware are used in the lab to design and analyze power electronics circuits in real time. 2 lecture hours. 3 laboratory hours. Prerequisite: 2.0 or higher in ECE 310.

3 credit hours