Ecg 442 Power Electronics

ECG 442 – power electronics

Fall 2003

12/03

Rate your ability for the following course outcomes on a scale of 1 to 5 with

1= Lowest and 5=Highest.

1. Identify real-life situations where efficient and reliable electrical power conversion is necessary.

2. Characterize distorted and period waveforms and calculate real power content.

3. Analyze and design DC-DC converters.

4. Analyze and design DC-AC converters.

5. Analyze and design AC-DC converters.

6. Analyze and design AC-AC converters.

7. Analyze and design resonant converters.

8. address the effect of non-ideal components (e.g, wire inductance, capacitor resistance, hysteresis) on the analysis and design of power converters.

9. Charaterize power switching devices, design snubber gate drive circuits.

10. Analyze and design basic control systems for converter voltage and current regulation.