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Course Description:
Power electronics deals with high-efficiency conversion and conditioning of electrical energy. It is a critical enabling element in electronic systems spanning ultra-low-power portables, medical devices, computers, data centers, electric vehicles, and alternative energy generation.
This course provides an introduction to switched-mode power converters for advanced undergraduate and graduate students. The first part of the course treats basic circuit operation, including steady-state converter modeling and analysis, switch realization, and transformer-isolated converters. Next, converter control systems are covered, including ac modeling of converters using averaged methods, small-signal transfer functions, feedforward and feedback control design. Finally, magnetics design for switched-mode applications is discussed, including: basic magnetics, the skin and proximity effects, inductor design, and transformer design.
Faculty/Manager:
Angel Peterchev
Contact Information:
Angel Peterchev
email: ap2394@columbia.eduCredits for Course: 3 Viewing Schedule: 2 lectures per week Prerequisites: Circuit Analysis (ELEN E3201), or equivalent Required Text(s): Erickson, R. W. and Maksimovic, D. Fundamentals of Power Electronics. Second Edition. Norwell, MA: Kluwer, 2001.
URL: http://ecee.colorado.edu/~pwrelect/book/SecEd.html
Grading: 60% Homework
15% Midterm
25% Final
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