Announcements, Updates, and Pertinent Material
- Lectures for Wednesday 9/3 and Friday 9/5: Chapter 3.
- Homework assignment #1, due lecture 5: Basic converter analysis
- Lecture #9 (Sept. 15) will be pre-recorded at 3 pm on Friday Sept. 12. On-campus students may attend the live lecture at that time, or may view the recording of Lecture 9 in ECCS 1B28 at the usual time. Off-campus students will see no difference.
Update 9/3/08
The course is an introduction to switched-mode power converters. It provides a basic knowledge of circuitry for the control and conversion of electrical power with high efficiency. These converters can change and regulate the voltage, current, or power; dc-dc converters, ac-dc rectifiers, dc-ac inverters, and ac-ac cycloconverters are in common use. Applications include electronic power supplies, aerospace and vehicular power systems, and renewable energy systems.
This course is offered every fall semester. It will next be offered in Fall 2008. Instructor: Prof. Bob Erickson. It is one of the three courses required for the Professional Certificate in Power Electronics. In addition, this course provides the theoretical basis for the Power Electronics Laboratory course, ECEN 4517/5517.
The required prerequisite for the course is ECEN 3250 Circuits and Electronics 3 or equivalent. This course supersedes the course previously called Power Electronics 1.
The course is offered both to regular on-campus students and also to off-campus students via CAETE. Students registered through CAETE can receive lectures via videotape or DVD, web-based streaming video, or live TV. Further details of the course policies, including procedures for off-campus students, are listed on the Vitals page.