ACADEMICS
Course Details
ELE 454 Power Electronics
2019-2020 Fall term information
The course is not open this term
Timing data are obtained using weekly schedule program tables. To make sure whether the course is cancelled or time-shifted for a specific week one should consult the supervisor and/or follow the announcements.
Course definition tables are extracted from the ECTS Course Catalog web site of Hacettepe University (http://akts.hacettepe.edu.tr) in real-time and displayed here. Please check the appropriate page on the original site against any technical problems.
ELE454 - POWER ELECTRONICS
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POWER ELECTRONICS | ELE454 | 8th Semester | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Prerequisite(s) | ELE230 Electronics I | |||||
| Course language | English | |||||
| Course type | Elective | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-Face | |||||
| Learning and teaching strategies | Lecture Question and Answer Problem Solving Other: This course must be taken together with ELE456 POWER ELECTRONICS LABORATORY. | |||||
| Instructor (s) | Faculty members | |||||
| Course objective | This course is designed to equip seniors with knowledge about operation characteristics and major application areas of modern power semiconductor devices, and associated power converters and to give them an ability to design and choose such systems for various industrial applications. | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
| |||||
| Course Content | Basic Definitons, goals of electronic power conversion, application areas, classification of power converters Power Semiconductors Loss Calculations and Cooling of Power Semiconductors Rectifier Circuits Converter Operation in Four Quadrants AC Voltage Controllers Choppers Inverters Protection of Power Converters | |||||
| References | Power Electronics, Lander, 3rd. Ed., Mc Graw Hill Power Electronics: Converters, Applications and Design, Mohan, Undeland and Robbins, 2nd Ed., John Wiley and Sons Power Electronics ? Principles and Applications, Vithayathil, Mc Graw-Hill Power Electronics: Circuits, Devices and Applications, Rashid, Prentice Hall Power Electronics and AC Drives, Bose, Prentice Hall. | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Introduction - Basic Definitons, goals of electronics power conversion, |
| Week 2 | Power Semiconductors (Power Diodes and Thyristors) |
| Week 3 | Power Semiconductors (Power Transistors) |
| Week 4 | Power Semiconductors Driver Circuits and Application Areas |
| Week 5 | Loss Calculations and Cooling of Power Semiconductors |
| Week 6 | Rectifier Circuits (Single-Phase Rectifiers) |
| Week 7 | Rectifier Circuits (Three-Phase Rectifiers) |
| Week 8 | Rectifier Harmonics and Overlap Phenomenon |
| Week 9 | Example Problems |
| Week 10 | Converter Operation in Four Quadrants, AC Voltage Controllers |
| Week 11 | Midterm Exam |
| Week 12 | Chopper Circuits |
| Week 13 | Inverter Circuits |
| Week 14 | Protection of Power Converters |
| Week 15 | Preparation for Final exam |
| Week 16 | Final exam |
Assesment methods
| Course activities | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 |
| Assignments | 5 | 10 |
| Presentation | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms | 1 | 40 |
| Final exam | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
| Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes | 0 | 50 |
| Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes | 0 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
Workload and ECTS calculation
| Activities | Number | Duration (hour) | Total Work Load |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (x14) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect) | 14 | 4 | 56 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework assignment | 5 | 5 | 25 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 1 | 25 | 25 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 25 | 25 |
| Total Workload | 35 | 62 | 173 |
Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes
| D.9. Key Learning Outcomes | Contrubition level* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1. PO1. Possesses the theoretical and practical knowledge required in Electrical and Electronics Engineering discipline. | X | ||||
| 2. PO2. Utilizes his/her theoretical and practical knowledge in the fields of mathematics, science and electrical and electronics engineering towards finding engineering solutions. | X | ||||
| 3. PO3. Determines and defines a problem in electrical and electronics engineering, then models and solves it by applying the appropriate analytical or numerical methods. | X | ||||
| 4. PO4. Designs a system under realistic constraints using modern methods and tools. | X | ||||
| 5. PO5. Designs and performs an experiment, analyzes and interprets the results. | X | ||||
| 6. PO6. Possesses the necessary qualifications to carry out interdisciplinary work either individually or as a team member. | X | ||||
| 7. PO7. Accesses information, performs literature search, uses databases and other knowledge sources, follows developments in science and technology. | X | ||||
| 8. PO8. Performs project planning and time management, plans his/her career development. | X | ||||
| 9. PO9. Possesses an advanced level of expertise in computer hardware and software, is proficient in using information and communication technologies. | X | ||||
| 10. PO10. Is competent in oral or written communication; has advanced command of English. | X | ||||
| 11. PO11. Has an awareness of his/her professional, ethical and social responsibilities. | X | ||||
| 12. PO12. Has an awareness of the universal impacts and social consequences of engineering solutions and applications; is well-informed about modern-day problems. | X | ||||
| 13. PO13. Is innovative and inquisitive; has a high level of professional self-esteem. | X | ||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest