EE421 Power Electronics Laboratory

Course Data

EE420(3+1). Power Electronics. Principles of Power Electronics, Converters

and Applications, Circuit Components and their Effects, Control Aspects.
Power Electronic Devices, AC to DC converters/rectifiers, DC to AC
converters/inverters, Switch Mode Power Supplies

Credits and
Type (Tick one)

4 credit hours. 9 credit hour lecturer and 3 credit hour laboratory work per week
.
Elective course (Breadth)

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Elective course (Depth) ___
Prerequisite(s)

EE420 Power Electronics.

Instructor(s)

Faculty members who are assigned the course.

Textbook

Robert W. Erickson and Dragan Maksimovic, Fundamentals of Power

Electronics, 2nd Edition, Springer, 2001, ISBN-13 978-0-7923-7270-7

Course
Objectives

The aim of this course is to enable the students to understand the

concept and applications Power Electronics Devices and Converters. The
students get an insight to the different types of Power supplies used in
practical power circuits and the applications developed from them.

Learning
Outcomes

After taking these course students will be able to recognize and use the
following concepts, ideas, and/or tools:
1. Rectifiers
2. SCRs
3. TRIAC
4. DIAC
5. UJT
6. Converters
7. Pspice Software

Student
Outcomes
Addressed

3a

3b

3c

3d

3e

3f

3g1

3g2

3h

3i

3j

3k

Math
/Sci

Experiments

Design

Teams

Engr
Problems

Responsibility

Oral

Written

Engr
Solns
Impact

LL
Learning

Contemporary

Tools

Topics Covered
1. Rectifiers
2. Thyristors
3. TRIAC Characteristics
4. DIAC Characteristics
5. UJT as Phase Controller and Synchronization
6. DC-DC Converter