POWER ELECTRONICS
cod. 1012282

Academic year 2024/25
1° year of course - Second semester
Professor
Roberto MENOZZI
Academic discipline
Elettronica (ING-INF/01)
Field
Ingegneria elettronica
Type of training activity
Characterising
48 hours
of face-to-face activities
6 credits
hub: PARMA
course unit
in ITALIAN

Learning objectives


1) Knowledge and understanding

Attending classes and through individual study, students are to acquire basic knowledge of the analysis, design and control of power converter circuits.

2) Applying knowledge and understanding

A goal of this course is providing students with the ability of applying their knowledge of electrical and electronic circuit analysis and modeling to power electronic converters. Importance is also given to the ability of solving quantitative problems and exercises.

Prerequisites

Students should be familiar with the notions of mathematics, physics, electrical engineering, general electronics and power electronics typically acquired in first-level degrees in Information engineering (class L-8).

Course unit content


1) Introduction
2) Steady-state converter analysis
3) Steady-satte equivalent circuits
4) Power switches
5) The discontinuous conduction mode
6) Converter circuits
7) AC equivalent circuits
8) Converter transfer functions

Full programme

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Bibliography


R. W. Erickson, D. Maksimovic: Fundamentals of Power Electronics, 3rd Edition, Springer, 2020.

Teaching methods



Classroom lectures, featuring exercises and numerical examples solved by the instructor.

Assessment methods and criteria



Oral exam.

Students will have to show good understanding of the theoretical aspects treated in the lectures, and the ability to solve simple quantitative exercises by hand calculations.

The student is typically required to answer to two questions.

Students can choose to speak either Italian or English at the exam. Students who are not native English speakers and show sufficient fluency with technical English are awarded up to 2 extra points (out of 30).

Other information



The course web site can be found on the Elly platform.

2030 agenda goals for sustainable development

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