Design and testing of electronic power processing systems for commercial and aerospace applications.
This is the only undergraduate power electronics laboratory course. It provides the opportunity to experimentally verify the design techniques taught in the ECE 4224 Power Electronics course and to learn experimental techniques that are specific for power electronics.
Topic |
Percentage of Course |
Specification Analysis and Preliminary Design | 8% |
Design Verification and Iteration through Simulations | 8% |
Inductor/Transformer, Layout and Thermal Design | 8% |
PWM Control Chip Measurements | 8% |
Gate Drive Design, Construction and Measurements | 8% |
Inductor/Transformer Construction and Measurements | 8% |
Power Stage Construction | 12% |
Efficiency and Steady-state Measurements | 8% |
Transfer Function Measurements and Feedback Design | 8% |
Loop-Gain Measurements | 8% |
Closed-Loop and Transient Measurements | 8% |
EMI Measurements | 8% |
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