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ELE456 - Power Electronics Laboratory
2024-2025 Fall term information
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ELE456 - Power Electronics Laboratory
| Program | Theoretıcal hours | Practical hours | Local credit | ECTS credit |
| Undergraduate | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Obligation | : | Elective |
| Prerequisite courses | : | - |
| Concurrent courses | : | ELE454 |
| Delivery modes | : | Face-to-Face |
| Learning and teaching strategies | : | Preparing and/or Presenting Reports, Experiment, Other: This course must be taken together with ELE454 POWER ELECTRONICS. |
| Course objective | : | This course is designed to equip seniors with practical knowledge about power semiconductors, and associated power converters (AC/DC, DC/DC and DC/AC converters) by experiments carried out in the Electrical Machines Laboratory. |
| Learning outcomes | : | A student who completes the course successfully will Know major power semiconductors? terminal characteristics, Gain practical knowledge on various types of single-phase and three-phase rectifier circuits, buck chopper and inverter operation, Assess the performance of converter circuits via experimental testsi, Gain experience on practical aspects of converter circuits, Be aware of power supply and load interactions of the converters. |
| Course content | : | Static characteristics of power semiconductors, Single-phase rectifiers: half-wave and center-tapped circuits Single-phase bridge rectifier circuits Three-phase half-wave rectifier circuits Three-phase bridge rectifier circuits AC voltage controller Buck chopper circuit Inverter circuit operation with or without pulse width modulation |
| References | : | ELE 456 Power Electronics Laboratory Manual. |
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| 1 | Preliminary Work - ELE 454 Lecture Notes |
| 2 | Preliminary Work - ELE 454 Lecture Notes |
| 3 | Preliminary Work - ELE 454 Lecture Notes |
| 4 | Static characteristics of power semiconductors + Quiz 1 |
| 5 | Single-phase rectifiers: half-wave and center-tapped circuits + Quiz 2 |
| 6 | Single-phase bridge rectifier circuits + Quiz 3 |
| 7 | Three-phase half-wave rectifier circuits + Quiz 4 |
| 8 | Three-phase bridge rectifier circuits + Quiz 5 |
| 9 | Preliminary Work - ELE 454 Lecture Notes |
| 10 | AC voltage controller + Quiz 6 |
| 11 | Buck chopper circuit |
| 12 | Preliminary Work - ELE 454 Lecture Notes |
| 13 | Inverter circuit operation with or without PWM |
| 14 | Experiment week for students who missed some experiments |
| 15 | Preparation for Final exam |
| 16 | Final exam |
| Course activities | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory | 8 | 32 |
| Application | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 |
| Assignments | 0 | 0 |
| Presentation | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Quiz | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms | 6 | 24 |
| Final exam | 1 | 44 |
| Total | 100 | |
| Percentage of semester activities contributing grade success | 56 | |
| Percentage of final exam contributing grade success | 44 | |
| Total | 100 | |
| Course activities | Number | Duration (hours) | Total workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory | 8 | 3 | 24 |
| Application | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, etc.) | 8 | 1 | 8 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework assignment | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quiz | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms (Study Duration) | 6 | 2 | 12 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Total workload | 23 | 21 | 59 |
| Key learning outcomes | Contribution level | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1. | Possesses the theoretical and practical knowledge required in Electrical and Electronics Engineering discipline. | |||||
| 2. | Utilizes his/her theoretical and practical knowledge in the fields of mathematics, science and electrical and electronics engineering towards finding engineering solutions. | |||||
| 3. | Determines and defines a problem in electrical and electronics engineering, then models and solves it by applying the appropriate analytical or numerical methods. | |||||
| 4. | Designs a system under realistic constraints using modern methods and tools. | |||||
| 5. | Designs and performs an experiment, analyzes and interprets the results. | |||||
| 6. | Possesses the necessary qualifications to carry out interdisciplinary work either individually or as a team member. | |||||
| 7. | Accesses information, performs literature search, uses databases and other knowledge sources, follows developments in science and technology. | |||||
| 8. | Performs project planning and time management, plans his/her career development. | |||||
| 9. | Possesses an advanced level of expertise in computer hardware and software, is proficient in using information and communication technologies. | |||||
| 10. | Is competent in oral or written communication; has advanced command of English. | |||||
| 11. | Has an awareness of his/her professional, ethical and social responsibilities. | |||||
| 12. | Has an awareness of the universal impacts and social consequences of engineering solutions and applications; is well-informed about modern-day problems. | |||||
| 13. | Is innovative and inquisitive; has a high level of professional self-esteem. | |||||
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