Lecture Schedule

ECE 481 Fall 2015

Updated **13:53 November 24, 2015**. 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. 17	1. Aug. 19 Course Introduction Textbook: Chapter 1 Lecture 1 handout slides Lecture 1 slides (annotated)	2. Aug. 21 Volt-Second and Cap Charge Balance Textbook: Sections 2.1-2.2 Lecture 2 handout slides Lecture 2 slides (annotated) Homework 1 Assigned
3. Aug. 24 Converter Examples Textbook: Sections 2.3-2.4 Lecture 3 handout slides Lecture 3 slides (annotated)	4. Aug. 26 Cuk Converter Example Ripple in 2nd Order Filters Textbook: Sections 2.4-2.5 Lecture 4 handout slides Lecture 4 slides (annotated)	5. Aug. 28 Equivalent Circuit Modeling Textbook: Sections 3.1-3.2 Lecture 5 handout slides Lecture 5 slides (annotated) Homework 1 Due
6. Aug. 31 Equivalent Circuit Modeling Examples Textbook: Sections 3.2-3.4 Lecture 6 handout slides Lecture 6 slides (annotated)	7. Sep. 2 Inclusion of Semiconductor Conduction Losses Textbook: Sections 3.5 Lecture 7 handout slides Lecture 7 slides (annotated)	8. Sep. 4 Switch Realization Textbook: Sections 4.1 Continue Lecture 7 Slides Lecture 8 slides (annotated) Homework 2 Due
Sep. 7 Labor Day	9. Sep. 9 Power Semiconductor Devices & Switching Losses LTSpice example files from lecture Textbook: Sections 4.3 Lecture 9 handout slides Lecture 9 slides (annotated)	10. Sep. 11 Power Diodes Textbook: Sections 4.2 Lecture 10 handout slides Lecture 10 slides (annotated) Homework 3 Due
11. Sep. 14 Power MOSFETs Averaged Modeling of Switching Losses Textbook: Sections 4.2 Lecture 11 handout slides Lecture 11 slides (annotated)	12. Sep. 16 Practical Design Including Switching Losses Textbook: Sections 4.3 Lecture 12 handout slides Lecture 12 slides (annotated)	13. Sep. 18 Power IGBTs Introduction to DCM Textbook: Sections 5.1 Continue Lecture 12 Slides Lecture 13 slides (annotated) Homework 4 Due
14. Sep. 21 DCM Converter Examples Recorded Lecture Textbook: Sections 5.1-5.2 Lecture 14 handout slides Lecture 14 slides (annotated)	15. Sep. 23 Converter Topologies Isolated Converters Recorded Lecture Textbook: Sections 6.2 Lecture 15 handout slides Lecture 15 slides (annotated)	16. Sep. 25 Isolated Converters: Full Bridge Textbook: Sections 6.3 Lecture 16 handout slides Lecture 16 slides (annotated) Homework 5 Due
17. Sep. 28 Isolated Converters: Forward, Flyback Continue Lecture 16 Slides Textbook: Sections 6.3 Lecture 17 slides (annotated)	18. Sep. 30 Finish Flyback Converter Textbook: Sections 6.3 Lecture 18 handout slides Lecture 18 slides (annotated)	19. Oct. 2 Converter Design Textbook: Sections 6.4 Lecture 19 handout slides Lecture 19 slides (annotated) Homework 6 Due
20. Oct. 5 AC Modeling of Power Electronics Textbook: Sections 7.1-7.2 Lecture 20 handout slides Lecture 20 slides (annotated) Midterm Exam Handed Out	21. Oct. 7 Continue AC Modeling of Power Electronics Boost Example Textbook: Sections 7.1-7.2 Continue Lecture 20 Slides Lecture 21 slides (annotated)	22. Oct. 9 Continue AC Modeling of Power Electronics Buck-Boost Example Textbook: Sections 7.1-7.2 Lecture 22 handout slides Lecture 22 slides (annotated)
23. Oct. 12 Continue AC Modeling of Power Electronics Nonideal Flyback Example Overview of Alternate AC Modeling Approaches Textbook: Sections 7.1-7.2, Textbook: Sections 7.3-7.5 (brief) Lecture 23 handout slides Lecture 23 slides (annotated) Midterm Exam Due	24. Oct. 14 Modeling of PWM Modulator Review of Bode Plots Recorded Lecture Section 7.6 & 8.1 Lecture 24 handout slides Lecture 24 slides (annotated)	Oct. 16 Fall Break
25. Oct. 19 Review of Bode Plots Textbook: Sections 8.1 Lecture 25 handout slides Lecture 25 slides (annotated)	Oct. 21 No Lecture	26. Oct. 23 Review of Bode Plots Recorded Lecture Textbook: Sections 8.1 Lecture 26 handout slides Lecture 26 slides (annotated) Homework 7 Due
27. Oct. 26 Analysis of Converter Transfer Functions Textbook: Sections 8.2 Lecture 27 handout slides Lecture 27 slides (annotated)	28. Oct. 28 Control-to-Output Transfer Function Graphical Construction of Bode Plots Textbook: Sections 8.2-8.4 Lecture 28 handout slides Lecture 28 slides (annotated)	29. Oct. 30 Closed-loop Power Converters Textbook: Sections 9.1-9.2 Lecture 29 handout slides Lecture 29 slides (annotated) Homework 8 Due
30. Nov. 2 Stability of Negative Feedback Systems Textbook: Sections 9.3-9.4 Recorded Lecture Lecture 30 handout slides Lecture 30 slides (annotated)	31. Nov. 4 Compensator Design Textbook: Sections 9.5 Recorded Lecture Lecture 31 handout slides Lecture 31 slides (annotated)	32. Nov. 6 Compensator Design Example Textbook: Sections 9.5 Lecture 32 handout slides Lecture 32 slides (annotated) Homework 9 Due
33. Nov. 9 Compensator Circuit Realization Compensator Design: Additional Examples Lecture 33 handout slides Lecture 33 slides (annotated)	34. Nov. 11 Introduction to Magnetics Design Review of Basic Magnetics Theory Textbook: Sections 13.1-13.2 Lecture 34 handout slides Lecture 34 slides (annotated)	35. Nov. 13 Review of Basic Magnetics Textbook: Sections 13.2 Lecture 35 handout slides Lecture 35 slides (annotated) Homework 10 Due
36. Nov. 16 Magnetic Circuit Modeling Textbook: Sections 13.3-13.4 Lecture 36 handout slides Lecture 36 slides (annotated)	37. Nov. 18 Loss Modeling of Magnetic Components Textbook: Sections 13.4 Lecture 37 handout slides Lecture 37 slides (annotated)	38. Nov. 20 Loss Modeling of Magnetic Components Textbook: Sections 13.4-13.5 Lecture 38 handout slides Lecture 38 slides (annotated) Homework 11 Due
39. Nov. 23 Design Methods for Magnetic Components Textbook: Sections 14.1-14.2 Lecture 39 handout slides Lecture 39 slides (annotated)	40. Nov. 25 The Kgfe Method Continue Lecture 39 Slides Textbook: Sections 15.1-15.2 Lecture 40 slides (annotated)	Nov. 27 Thanksgiving
41. Nov. 30 Applications of Power Electronics Final Exam Handed Out Lecture 41 handout slides Lecture 41 slides (annotated) Homework 12 Due	Dec. 2 Study Day	Dec. 4
Dec. 7 *Final Exam Due*	Dec. 9	Dec. 11