Power Electronics

By the end of this subject, students will be able to have: 1. a systematic understanding of the key aspects and concepts of their branch of engineering in power electronics converters; 2. coherent knowledge of their branch of engineering including some at the forefront of the branch in power electronics converters; 3. the ability to apply their knowledge and understanding of power electronics converters to identify, formulate and solve engineering problems using established methods; 4. the ability to apply their knowledge and understanding to develop and realise designs to meet defined and specified requirements; 5. an understanding of design methodologies, and an ability to use them. 6. workshop and laboratory skills. 7. the ability to select and use appropriate equipment, tools and methods; 8. the ability to combine theory and practice to solve problems of power electronics converters; 9. an understanding of applicable techniques and methods in power electronics converters, and of their limitations;

RA1.2: A systematic understanding of the key aspects and concepts of their branch of industrial engineering. RA1.3: Coherent knowledge of their branch of industrial engineering including some at the forefront of the branch. RA2.1: The ability to apply their knowledge and understanding to identify, formulate and solve engineering problems using established methods. RA3.1: The ability to apply their knowledge and understanding to develop and realise designs to meet defined and specified requirements. RA3.2: An understanding of design methodologies, and an ability to use them. RA4.3: Workshop and laboratory skills. RA5.1: The ability to select and use appropriate equipment, tools and methods. RA5.2: The ability to combine theory and practice to solve engineering problems. RA5.3: An understanding of applicable techniques and methods, and of their limitations. CB1: Students have demonstrated possession and understanding of knowledge in an area of study that builds on the foundation of general secondary education, and is usually at a level that, while relying on advanced textbooks, also includes some aspects that involve knowledge from the cutting edge of their field of study. CB2: Students are able to apply their knowledge to their work or vocation in a professional manner and possess the competences usually demonstrated through the development and defence of arguments and problem solving within their field of study. CG1: Ability to resolve problems with initiative, creativity decision-making and critical reasoning skills, and to communicate and transmit knowledge, skills and abilities in the Industrial Engineering area. CG3: Capacity to design a system, component or process in the area of electronic and automatic engineering in compliance with required specifications. CG9: Knowledge and capacity to apply computational and experimental tools for analysis and quantification of electronic and automatic engineering problems. CG10: Capacity to design and carry out experiments and to analyze and interpret data obtained. CG22: Knowledge of the fundamentals of electronics. CE4: Applied knowledge of power electronics. CE6: Ability to design analog, digital and power electronic systems.

Brief survey of Power Semiconductor Devices. Power losses Analysis. Fundamentals of design and selection of inductors, transformers and capacitors. Basic overcurrent and overvoltage protections. Heat-sink calculations. Converter topologies analysis. Fundamentals of Electromagnetic Compatibility.

The teaching methodology will include: Magisterial Classes, where the students will be presented with the basic knowledge they must acquire. Students will be supplied with lecture notes and key reference texts which will enable them to complete and acquire a more in depth knowledge of the subject. Problems Classes, these are aimed at the solving of exercises and examples within the context of real case studies. These classes will be complimented with the resolution of practical exercises on behalf of the student. Laboratory Practical Sessions Group tutorials