Power Electronics II, 5 cr

Tampere University

Teaching periods

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 %

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

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

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.