Lecture Schedule

ECE 481 Fall 2017

Updated **19:03 December 03, 2017**. Tentative lecture schedule, including links to lecture slides and notes, and links to assignments. The schedule is subject to change, please check frequently.
Monday	Wednesday	Friday
Aug. 21	1. Aug. 23 Course Introduction Textbook: Chapter 1 Lecture 1 handout slides Lecture 1 slides (annotated) Lecture 1 Recording	2. Aug. 25 Volt-Second Balance Textbook: Sections 2.1-2.2 Lecture 2 handout slides Lecture 2 slides (annotated) Lecture 2 Recording Homework 1 Assigned
3. Aug. 28 Cap Charge Balance Boost Converter Example Textbook: Sections 2.3-2.4 Lecture 3 handout slides Lecture 3 slides (annotated) Lecture 3 Recording	4. Aug. 30 Cuk Converter Example Ripple in 2nd Order Filters Textbook: Sections 2.4-2.5 Lecture 4 handout slides Lecture 4 slides (annotated) Lecture 4 Recording	5. Sep. 1 Equivalent Circuit Modeling Textbook: Sections 3.1-3.2 Lecture 5 handout slides Lecture 5 slides (annotated) Lecture 5 Recording Homework 1 Due
Sep. 4 Labor Day	6. Sep. 6 Equivalent Circuit Modeling Examples Textbook: Sections 3.2-3.4 Lecture 6 handout slides Lecture 6 slides (annotated) Lecture 6 Recording	7. Sep. 8 Inclusion of Semiconductor Conduction Losses Textbook: Sections 3.5 Lecture 7 handout slides Lecture 7 slides (annotated) Lecture 7 Recording Homework 2 Due
8. Sep. 11 Switch Realization Textbook: Sections 4.1 Lecture 8 handout slides Lecture 8 slides (annotated) Lecture 8 Recording	9. Sep. 13 Power Semiconductor Devices & Switching Losses Textbook: Sections 4.3 Lecture 9 handout slides Lecture 9 slides (annotated) Lecture 9 Recording	10. Sep. 15 Power Diodes Textbook: Sections 4.2 Lecture 10 handout slides Lecture 10 slides (annotated) Lecture 10 Recording Homework 3 Due
11. Sep. 18 Power MOSFETs Averaged Modeling of Switching Losses Textbook: Sections 4.2 Lecture 11 handout slides Lecture 11 slides (annotated) Lecture 11 Recording	12. Sep. 20 Power MOSFETs Textbook: Sections 4.2 Lecture 12 handout slides Lecture 12 slides (annotated) Lecture 12 Recording	13. Sep. 22 Practical Design Including Switching Losses Power IGBTs Textbook: Sections 4.3 Lecture 13 handout slides Lecture 13 slides (annotated) Lecture 13 Recording Homework 4 Due
14. Sep. 25 Introduction to DCM DCM Converter Examples Textbook: Sections 5.1-5.2 Lecture 14 handout slides Lecture 14 slides (annotated) Lecture 14 Recording	15. Sep. 27 DCM Converter Examples Textbook: Sections 5.1-5.2 Lecture 15 handout slides Lecture 15 slides (annotated) Lecture 15 Recording	16. Sep. 29 Introduction to Experiment 1 Lecture 16 handout slides Lecture 16 slides (annotated) Lecture 16 Recording Homework 5 Due
Oct. 2 No Lecture Experiment 1: PV Panel Characterization Students who signed up for this day meet in MK227	Oct. 4 No Lecture Experiment 1: PV Panel Characterization Students who signed up for this day meet in MK227	Oct. 6 Fall Break
17. Oct. 9 Converter Topologies Isolated Converters Textbook: Sections 6.1-6.2 Lecture 17 handout slides Lecture 17 slides (annotated) Lecture 17 Recording	18. Oct. 11 Isolated Converters: Forward Textbook: Sections 6.3 Lecture 18 handout slides Lecture 18 slides (annotated) Lecture 18 Recording	19. Oct. 13 Isolated Converters: Flyback Textbook: Sections 6.3 Lecture 19 handout slides Lecture 19 slides (annotated) Lecture 19 Recording Homework 6 Due Experiment 1 Report Due
20. Oct. 16 Finish Isolated Converters: Flyback Switch Stress and Utilization Spreadsheet Design of Converters Textbook: Sections 6.3 Lecture 20 handout slides Lecture 20 slides (annotated) Lecture 20 Recording	21. Oct. 18 AC Modeling of Power Electronics Textbook: Sections 7.1-7.2 Lecture 21 handout slides Lecture 21 slides (annotated) Lecture 21 Recording	22. Oct. 20 AC Modeling of Power Electronics Textbook: Sections 7.1-7.2 Lecture 22 handout slides Lecture 22 slides (annotated) Lecture 22 Recording Homework 7 Due
23. Oct. 23 AC Equivalent Circuit Modeling Averaged, Linearized AC Equations Textbook: Sections 7.1-7.2 Lecture 23 handout slides Lecture 23 slides (annotated) Lecture 23 Recording Midterm Exam Handed Out	24. Oct. 25 Continue AC Modeling of Power Electronics Overview of Alternate AC Modeling Approaches Modeling of PWM Modulator Textbook: Sections 7.1-7.2, Textbook: Sections 7.3-7.5 (brief) Lecture 24 handout slides Lecture 24 slides (annotated) Lecture 24 Recording	25. Oct. 27 Review of Bode Plots Section 7.6 & 8.1 Lecture 25 handout slides Lecture 25 slides (annotated) Lecture 25 Recording Midterm Exam Due
26. Oct. 30 Review of Bode Plots Textbook: Sections 8.1 Lecture 26 handout slides Lecture 26 slides (annotated) Lecture 26 Recording	27. Nov. 1 Analysis of Converter Transfer Functions Textbook: Sections 8.2 Lecture 27 handout slides Lecture 27 slides (annotated) Lecture 27 Recording	28. Nov. 3 Control-to-Output Transfer Function Graphical Construction of Bode Plots Textbook: Sections 8.2-8.4 Lecture 28 handout slides Lecture 28 slides (annotated) Lecture 28 Recording Homework 8 Due
29. Nov. 6 Introduction to Experiment 2 Textbook: Sections 9.1-9.2 Lecture 29 handout slides Lecture 29 slides (annotated) Lecture 29 Recording	30. Nov. 8 Closed-loop Power Converters Textbook: Sections 9.1-9.2 Lecture 30 handout slides Lecture 30 slides (annotated) Lecture 30 Recording	31. Nov. 10 Stability of Negative Feedback Systems Textbook: Sections 9.3-9.4 Lecture 31 handout slides Lecture 31 slides (annotated) Lecture 31 Recording Homework 9 Due
32. Nov. 13 Compensator Design Textbook: Sections 9.5 Lecture 32 handout slides Lecture 32 slides (annotated) Lecture 32 Recording	33. Nov. 15 Compensator Design Example Textbook: Sections 9.5 Lecture 33 handout slides Lecture 33 slides (annotated) Lecture 33 Recording	34. Nov. 17 Compensator Circuit Realization Compensator Design: Additional Examples Lecture 34 handout slides Lecture 34 slides (annotated) Lecture 34 Recording
35. Nov. 20 Introduction to Magnetics Design Review of Basic Magnetics Theory Textbook: Sections 13.1-13.2 Lecture 35 handout slides Lecture 35 slides (annotated) Lecture 35 Recording Homework 10 Due Experiment 2 Report Due	36. Nov. 22 Review of Basic Magnetics Magnetic Circuit Modeling Textbook: Sections 13.2-13.4 Lecture 36 handout slides Lecture 36 slides (annotated) Lecture 36 Recording	Nov. 24 Thanksgiving Break
37. Nov. 27 Loss Modeling of Magnetic Components Textbook: Sections 13.4 Lecture 37 handout slides Lecture 37 slides (annotated) Lecture 37 Recording	38. Nov. 29 Design Methods for Magnetic Components Textbook: Sections 14.1-14.2 Lecture 38 handout slides Lecture 38 slides (annotated) Lecture 38 Recording	39. Dec. 1 The Kgfe Method Textbook: Sections 15.1-15.2 Lecture 39 handout slides Lecture 39 slides (annotated) Lecture 39 Recording
40. Dec. 4 Applications of Power Electronics Lecture 40 handout slides Lecture 40 slides (annotated) Lecture 40 Recording Homework 11 Due Experiment 3 Report Due	Dec. 6 Study Day	Dec. 8
Dec. 11 *Final Exam Due*	Dec. 13	Dec. 15