Power Electronics
| Degree programme | Electronics and Information Technology Dual |
| Subject area | Engineering Technology |
| Type of degree | Bachelor part-time |
| Type of course unit (compulsory, optional) | Compulsory |
| Course unit code | 074703054203 |
| Teaching units | 30 |
| Year of study | 2025 |
| Name of lecturer(s) | André MITTERBACHER |
Requirements and Prerequisites
Basics of electrical engineering and electronics
Course content
- Introduction
- Components of power electronics (passive, active)
- Analysis methods of power electronics (steady state, current and voltage ripple)
- Design of a DC/DC converter (design of L, C, semiconductor)
- Topologies of power electronics: DC/DC
- Topologies of power electronics: AC/DC, DC/AC
- Topologies of power electronics: Isolated DC/DC converters
- Analysis methods of power electronics (dynamic)
- Resonant converters and soft-switching techniques
- AC circuit power (linear vs. non-linear load, AC/DC, power factor, THD)
- Control of a power electronic circuit (gate driver, sensing, closed-loop control)
Learning outcomes
Students will be able
- to describe, analyze, dimension and construct basic power electronics circuits.
- to describe and apply selected components of power electronics.
- to explain and use specific properties of power electronic components and semiconductors.
- to analyze and switched mode PWM converter circuits.
- to perform efficiency calculations and simulations.
- to plot common topologies of power electronic circuits and explain their working principles.
- to explain the principle of operation of resonant converters.
- to use a control IC for a closed loop operation of a DCDC converter.
- to describe and calculate the power in an AC network.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, exercises, lab exercises
Assessment methods and criteria
Final exam and continual assessment.
Comment
Recommended or required reading
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Erickson, Robert W.; Maksimović, Dragan (2020): Fundamentals of power electronics. Third edition. Cham: Springer.
- Specovius, Joachim (2013): Grundkurs Leistungselektronik: Bauelemente, Schaltungen und Systeme. 6. Auflage. Wiesbaden: Springer Vieweg Verlag.
- Application Notes for selected devices.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face, distance learning)
Face-to-face instruction