Ed Nowicki

ENEL 585 - Introduction to Power Electronics

Fall Term (Sept. to Dec.)

Instructor:

Ed Nowicki, phn: 220-5006, enowicki@ucalgary.ca

Category:

Power & Control

Program:

Electrical

Prerequisite:

Electrical Engineering 469

Calendar description:

Commutation. Diode rectifiers. Fully controlled 3-phase rectifiers. Choppers, inverters, ac controllers. Single-phase switch mode converters: dc-to-dc, ac-to-dc, dc-to-ac. Circuit and state-space averaging techniques. Switching devices and magnetics.

Major topics:

• Diode Based Converter Topologies
• Thyristor Based Converter Topologies
• Transistor Based Converter Topologies

Other information:

• The course emphasizes an in-depth time-domain understanding of a variety of power converters.

Description of labs:

• Diode Rectifier
• Buck Converter
• Boost Converter
• PWM Inverter

Relevance to Industry/Research:

The course provides a review of the most common power converters used in high power industry applications (e.g. 1MW 3-phase six-step inverter which could drive an induction motor) and in low power electrical equipment (e.g. 300W Forward converter that could be in a PC power supply).

Information for Fall 2010 Session

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This web page was last updated Nov 22, 2010.

ENEL 585 - Introduction to Power Electronics

Fall Term (Sept. to Dec.)

Instructor:

Category:

Program:

Prerequisite:

Calendar description:

Major topics:

Other information:

Description of labs:

Relevance to Industry/Research:

Information for Fall 2010 Session

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Class Notes (these are 90% complete - we will add to this material in class):

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