Power Electronics

Catalog description

An introduction to the design and characterization of high-efficiency switch-mode power converters. Fundamental dc-dc converter topologies will be introduced and analyzed in the steady state and dynamically. The application of semiconductor devices in power applications including MOSFET, BJT, IGBT, and thyristors will be studied. Non-idealities in circuit components and the design of magnetic components will be discussed. Students will build and characterize circuits of their own design.