ECE 481: Power Electronics
Course Schedule
Updated 08:54 November 25, 2024. Tentative lecture schedule, including links to lecture slides and notes, and links to assignments. The schedule is subject to change, please check frequently.
L1 - Aug. 19
- Syllabus and Course Introduction
Textbook: Chapter 1
L2 - Aug. 21
- Volt-Second Balance
Textbook: Sections 2.1-2.2
L3 - Aug. 23
- Cap Charge Balance
Boost Converter Example
Textbook: Sections 2.3-2.4
L4 - Aug. 26
- Cuk Converter Example
Textbook: Sections 2.4
L5 - Aug. 28
- Ripple in 2nd Order Filters
Equivalent Circuit Modeling
Boost Converter Example
Textbook: Sections 2.5, 3.1-3.2
L6 - Aug. 30
- Equivalent Circuit Modeling Examples
Input Port Models
Textbook: Sections 3.3-3.4
Sep. 2
- Labor Day
L7 - Sep. 4
- Inclusion of Semiconductor Conduction Losses
Textbook: Section 3.5
L8 - Sep. 6
- Switch Realization
Textbook: Section 4.1
L9 - Sep. 9
- Power Semiconductor Devices & Switching Losses
Textbook: Section 4.3
L10 - Sep. 11
- Power Diodes
Textbook: Section 4.2
L11 - Sep. 13
- Reverse Recovery
Averaged Modeling of Switching Losses
Textbook: Section 4.3
L12 - Sep. 16
- Power MOSFETs
Textbook: Section 4.4
L13 - Sep. 18
- Capacitive Switching Loss
Textbook: Section 4.4
L14 - Sep. 20
- Wide Bandgap Materials
Practical Design Considerations
The IGBT Textbook: Sections 4.4-4.6
L15 - Sep. 23
- Converter Design
The IGBT Textbook: Sections 4.4-4.6
L16 - Sep. 25
- Discontinuous Conduction Mode Textbook: Sections 5.1-5.2
L17 - Sep. 27
- DCM Examples Textbook: Sections 5.2-5.3
- Homework 5 Due
Complete Experiment 1 lab work - note library_books play_arrow
L18 - Sep. 30
- Converter Topologies
Isolated Converters Textbook: Sections 6.1-6.2
L19 - Oct. 2
- Buck-derived Isolated Converters Textbook: Sections 6.3
L20 - Oct. 4
- The Forward Converter
The Flyback Converter Textbook: Sections 6.3
Oct. 7
- Fall Break
L21 - Oct. 9
- The Flyback Converter
Textbook: Sections 6.3
L22 - Oct. 11
- Section II: AC Modeling of Power Electronics
Textbook: Sections 7.1-7.2
L23 - Oct. 14
- Averaged Dynamic Modeling
Textbook: Sections 7.1-7.2 - Complete Experiment 2 lab work
- note library_books play_arrow
L24 - Oct. 16
- AC Equivalent Circuit Models
Textbook: Sections 7.1-7.2
L25 - Oct. 18
- Flyback Example
PWM Modulator Model
Textbook: Sections 7.2-7.3
L26 - Oct. 21
- Alternative AC Models
Textbook: Sections 7.3-7.5
L27 - Oct. 23
- Bode Plot Review
Textbook: Chapter 8
L28 - Oct. 25
- Graphical Construction and root approximation
Compensator Design
Textbook: Sections 9.1
L29 - Oct. 28
- Closed-Loop converters
Textbook: Sections 9.1-9.2
L30 - Oct. 30
- Feedback and Stability: Nyquist
Example code from class
Textbook: Sections 9.3-9.4
L31 - Nov. 1
- Phase Margin Test
Textbook: Sections 9.4
L32 - Nov. 4
- Compensator Design
Textbook: Sections 9.5
L33 - Nov. 6
- Compensator Design Example
Textbook: Sections 9.5
L34 - Nov. 8
- Compensator Realization
Textbook: Sections 9.5
L35 - Nov. 11
- Introduction to Magnetics Design
Review of Basic Magnetics Theory
Note: Lecture recording lost half-way through. The remaining content covered in class is avilalbe in a recording from a prior year here
Textbook: Sections 10.1-10.2
L36 - Nov. 13
- Magnetic Circuit Modeling
Textbook: Sections 10.2
L37 - Nov. 15
- Gapped Inductor and Transformer Modeling
Textbook: Sections 10.2 - Homework 10 Due
Complete Experiment 3 lab work - note library_books play_arrow
L38 - Nov. 18
- The Kg Method
Textbook: Chapter 11
L39 - Nov. 20
- The Kgfe Method
Textbook: Chapter 12
L40 - Nov. 22
- Loss Modeling in Magnetics
Textbook: Sections 10.3-10.5
L41 - Nov. 25
- Additional high frequency losses
Practical issues in SMPS implementation
Textbook: Sections 10.3-10.5, 4.4
Nov. 27
- Thanksgiving Break
Nov. 29
- Thanksgiving Break
L42 - Dec. 2
- Course conclusions
Dec. 4
- Study Day
Dec. 6
Dec. 9
Dec. 11
Dec. 13
Dec. 16
Dec. 18
Dec. 20