Duration
30h Th, 30h Pr
Number of credits
| Master in electro-mechanical engineering (120 ECTS) | 5 crédits | |||
| Master in mechanical engineering (120 ECTS) | 5 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
English language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
Description of the course:
This course introduces the essential concepts for creating a power electronics converter. It covers power electronics circuits, the design of magnetic elements such as inductors and transformers, as well as control and measurement methods.
The electronics circuits which are studied are used in applications that require an electrical power source. They can be found in a large range of products starting from small battery powered portable devices such as cell phones or laptop computers up to the high power converters used in electric cars.
The practical work consists in creating a power electronics converter. 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:
PART I: Bases
Design of magnetic components: inductances and transformers.
Static models: continuous, discontinuous and boundary conduction modes.
Switch realization (MOSFETs and diodes).
PART II: Topologies and applications
Topologies and their applications.
PART III: Digital control
Continuous-time averaged modeling of DC-DC converters, discrete time modeling and digital control.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
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.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Course in fundamental physics, course in electric circuits, course on systems and control.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Project : converter building.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
Face-to-face.
Recommended or required readings
Reference books: Fundamentals of Power Electronics. Erickson and Maksimovic (2001) and Digital Control of High-Frequency Switched-Mode Power Converters, from Corradini, Maksimovic and Zane (2015).
See the course web site for additional information.
Assessment methods and criteria
Project 50 % and written exam 50 % (1st and 2nd session).
The written exam is a closed book exam and emphasis is placed on the understanding and use of theoretical concepts presented in the slides.
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
This course is taught in English.
Contacts
Fabrice Frebel email(fabrice.frebel@ulg.ac.be, )Homepage