ECE 483-4

POWER ELECTRONICS

Instructor: Professor C.J Hatziadoniu hatz@siu.edu, ENGR-E 221, 453-7036,

Office hours: MWF 01:00-02:00, ENGE-221, drop-ins are ok.

Teaching assistant: Chakrovorty

Web site: http://www.engr.siu.edu/staff1/hatz/EE483[1]

Lectures: MWF 2:00-2:50 PM ENGA-310

Prerequisite: ECE385

Text: "Power Electronics: circuits, devices and applications", third edition, by M.H. Rashid, Prentice Hall, 2004.

Course Objectives.

Introduction to power electronic devices, converters and applications.

Course Topics.

Power semiconductor devices: dynamic and static characteristics, protection; AC/DC conversion: diode circuits and rectifiers, line commutation, thyristor rectifiers, harmonics; DC/DC conversion: power transistors, chopper circuits, power supplies; DC/AC conversion: forced commutation, inverters, pwm schemes, harmonics; Drives: dc and ac drives.

Grading.

Homework (some problems will require the use of MATLAB and SIMULINK): 25%

Two midterm exams: 50%

One Project (project will be assigned by the instructor): 25%

Late Work Policy

All class assignments are to be submitted in the classroom at the day they are due. Late work will be penalized by a 10 point deduction per day unless a valid reason exists (illness, family emergencies, etc).

Grade Scale.

A(100-90), B(89-80), C(79-70), D(69-50), F(49-0)[2].

All class work is subjected to academic standards. Copying or plagiarizing will result in one or more of the following depending on the severity: a zero to the assignment, a drop by one letter in the final course grade, a failing grade for the course, reporting the incident to the university.

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[1] This web site contains power point presentation of most of the topics that will be covered in the class.

[2] IMPORTANT NOTE: Please be advised that only work with a grade assigned by the instructor of record, C.J. Hatziadoniu, will count towards your final grade for these courses (ECE 483 and ECE 583).