ECE 482: Power Electronic Circuits
Course Schedule
Updated 16:00 April 08, 2019. Tentative lecture schedule, including links to lecture slides and notes, and links to assignments. The schedule is subject to change, please check frequently.
Jan. 8
L1 - Jan. 10
- Lecture: Course Introduction
Battery Modeling
Motor Modeling - note library_books play_arrow
L2 - Jan. 15
- Lab: Experiment 1
- Canvas Safety Training must be completed prior to class
L3 - Jan. 17
- Lab: Experiment 1 (finish)
L4 - Jan. 22
- Lecture: Microcontroller Programming
Supplemental video on power converter loss modeling
Working code from class - note library_books play_arrow
L5 - Jan. 24
- Lecture: Converter Loss Modeling and Design
- Experiment 1 Report Due
- note library_books play_arrow
L6 - Jan. 29
- Lab: Experiment 2
L7 - Jan. 31
- Lab: Experiment 2 (finish)
Lab: Experiment 3 - Experiment 2 Completion Report Due
Each group must purchase a lab kit prior to class
Prelab 3 Due (Prior to class)
L8 - Feb. 5
- Lab: Experiment 3
Fabricate inductor, construct vector board
L9 - Feb. 7
- Lab: Experiment 3
Get MOSFETs switching
L10 - Feb. 12
- Lab: Experiment 3
Run boost to full power
L11 - Feb. 14
- Lab: Experiment 3
Gather waveforms
L12 - Feb. 19
- Lecture: CPM Control
- note library_books play_arrow
L13 - Feb. 21
- Lab: Experiment 3 (finish)
L14 - Feb. 26
- Lab: Experiment 4
Run open-loop with LM5121, include protection buck - Prelab 4 Due (Prior to class)
L15 - Feb. 28
- Lab: Experiment 4
L16 - Mar. 5
- Lab: Experiment 4
Run current-loop control - Experiment 3 Report Due
L17 - Mar. 7
- Lab: Experiment 4
Average modeling example from class
L18 - Mar. 12
- Lab: Experiment 4
Run voltage-loop control
L19 - Mar. 14
- Lecture: PCB Layout
Lab: Experiment 4 (finish)
- note play_arrow
Mar. 19
Mar. 21
L20 - Mar. 26
- Lab: Experiment 5
L21 - Mar. 28
- Lab: Experiment 5
L22 - Apr. 2
- Lab: Experiment5
- Experiment 5 Files Due
- Midterm Exam Begins
L23 - Apr. 4
- Lab: Experiment 5 (finish)
L24 - Apr. 9
- No Class Meeting
- Midterm Exam Due
L25 - Apr. 11
- Lab: Experiment 6
L26 - Apr. 16
- Lab: Experiment 6
- Experiment 4 Report Due
L27 - Apr. 18
- Lab: Experiment 7
L28 - Apr. 23
- Lab: Experiment 7
- Experiment 6 Report Due
L29 - Apr. 25
- Final Demo
Apr. 30
May. 2
May. 7
- Final Technical Manual Due
May. 9