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Course unit, curriculum year 2024–2025
EE.PEE.230

Power Electronics II, 5 cr

Tampere University
Teaching periods
Active in period 1 (1.8.2024–20.10.2024)
Active in period 3 (1.1.2025–2.3.2025)
Active in period 4 (3.3.2025–31.5.2025)
Course code
EE.PEE.230
Language of instruction
English
Academic years
2024–2025, 2025–2026, 2026–2027
Level of study
Intermediate studies
Grading scale
General scale, 0-5
Persons responsible
Responsible teacher:
Tomi Roinila, (deputy)
Responsible teacher:
Hikmat Basnet
Responsible organisation
Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences 100 %
Coordinating organisation
Electrical Engineering Studies 100 %
Core content
  • Basic terminology related to switching-mode converters
  • Structure and behavior of the basic non-isolated voltage-fed converters: buck, boost and buck-boost with parasitics in CCM and in DCM
  • Structure and behavior of the basic voltage-fed transformer-isolated converters: Forward, Flyback, Half and Full Bridge
  • Meaning of power factor and its correction principles by means of power elctronic converters
  • The behavioral phenomena and power loss mechanism in the basic power electronic swicthing devices: Diode, MOSFET, and IGBT
Complementary knowledge
  • Main control principles such as direct-duty-ratio control, peak-current-mode control, and average-current-mode control
  • Structure and behavior of active-reset forward converter and transformer-isolated boost converter
  • Construction and operation of PFC converters based boost and flyback converter
Specialist knowledge
  • Structure and behavior of the basic current-fed converters: Buck, Boost, and buck-boost
  • Structure and behavior of three-level bridge converters
  • Construction and operation of boundary-conduction-mode boost converter
Learning outcomes
Prerequisites
Compulsory prerequisites
Learning material
Equivalences
Studies that include this course
Completion option 1
The course is completed by passing the final exam. The grade can be upgraded by means of the offered homeworks.
Completion of all options is required.

Participation in teaching

07.01.2025 23.02.2025
Active in period 3 (1.1.2025–2.3.2025)

Exam

25.09.2024 25.09.2024
Active in period 1 (1.8.2024–20.10.2024)
24.02.2025 24.02.2025
Active in period 3 (1.1.2025–2.3.2025)
26.03.2025 26.03.2025
Active in period 4 (3.3.2025–31.5.2025)
09.05.2025 09.05.2025
Active in period 4 (3.3.2025–31.5.2025)