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| ELEC0055-1 | Electronic control systems
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| Duration : | 30h Th, 30h Pr |
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| Lecturer : | Christophe Geuzaine |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| English language |
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the first semester, review in January |
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Course contents :
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| Description of the course:
This course introduces the essential concepts for creating electronic control systems. It covers power electronics, the design of magnetic elements such as solenoids and transformers, as well as control and measurement.
The electronic circuits which are studied are in particular used in the following applications: powering portable systems such as cell phones or laptop computers, maximising the recuperation of energy produced by photovoltaic cells, powering electric motors using variable frequency, etc.
The practical work consists in creating a DC supply with an imposed tension or an AC supply with imposed tension and imposed frequency. The projects, carried out in small groups, cover all the stages of designing a real system: pre-dimensioning and modelling, practical construction and testing.
Table of contents:
Converter topologies: Buck, Boost, BuckBoost, Forward, Flyback, Fullbridge, Push-pull.
Design of magnetic components: inductances and transformers.
Static and dynamic models: continuous, discontinuous and boundary conduction modes.
Snubbers and soft-switching; Current programmed mode; Power factor correction.
Controller design.
Reliability: MTBF, redundancy, expected life. |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| By designing, building and testing an actual electronic converter, the students will have learned the basics of power electronics and applied various concepts of control theory. They will also have been confronted with the management of a complex, multi-phase project with different task leaders. |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| Course in fundamental physics, course in electric circuits, course on systems and control. |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| Group project. |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Face-to-face. |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Reference book: Fundamentals of Power Electronics. Erickson, Maksimovic. 2001.
See the course web site for additional information.
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Project 50 % and written exam 50 % (1st and 2nd session). |
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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| This course is taught in English. |
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Contacts :
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| Prof. C. Geuzaine (Room: Montefiore Institut I155; phone: 04 366 37 30; Email(cgeuzaine@ulg.ac.be; )Homepage) |
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