ECET 257                       Consumer Power Electronics                     Fall 2008

Course Information

Calendar

 

Monday

Wednesday

Friday

Lab

Aug

Week 1

25  Intro to Power Param.
read:  text  Chapter 1
assess:  none
27  Power Calculations
read:  text Chapter 3
assess:  01-PowerCalc1
29  High Frequency Cons    Quiz
read:  none
assess:  02-PowerCalc2
Power Parameter Calculations

Sep

2

No Class
            
Labor Day
3  Thyristors
read:  text p385 - 396
assess:  03-High Freq Effects
5  Triggers                      Quiz
read:  text p403 - 409
assess:  04-Thyristors
High Frequency Considerations

 

3

8  Phase Angle Firing
read:  text p417 - 431
assess:Thyristr Sim  answers
10  Snubbing
read:  text p396 - 403
assess:  05-Phase Angle Fired
12
                  Exam 1-answers
Triac

 

4

15 Low-Side BJT Analysis
read:  Supp. Text p269-278
assess:  none
17  LS MOS  Quiz-trigger
read:  Supp. Text p278-286
assess:06-LS BJT Analysis
19  High-side BJT Analysis  Quiz
read:  Supp. Text p287 - 291
assess: 07-LS MOS Analysis
Color Organ

 

5

22  High-Side MOS Analysis
read:  Supp. Text p291-296
assess:LS Swt Sim   answer
24  Heat Sinks   Quiz-trig2
read:  text p176-181
assess:  08-HS MOS Analysis
26  Low-Side Switch Design  Quiz
read:  Supp. Text p296-304
assess: 09-Heat Sinks
Switch Analysis

 Sep/Oct

6

29  High-Side Switch Design
read:  Supp Text p306-311
assess:HS Swt Sim  answer
1  MOSFET Drivers
read:  Supp. Text p314-317
assess:10-HS Design
3  H-Bridges  Quiz
read:  Supp. Text p317-322
assess:  11-MOS Drivers
Switch Design

 Oct

7

6
                     Exam 2
   

8     Alternate Exam 2
               
assess: H-Bridge Sim
10  Buck Regulator Principles 
read:  text p326 - 337
assess:  none
MOS drivers & H-Bridge

 

      8

13  No Class
          October Break 
15 LM3578 Buck Reg
read:  National Semi data
assess:  12a-Buck_Fund
17  Problem Session  Quiz
read:  none
assess:  12b-Buck IC
Buck Regulator

10/17 & 10/21

 

9

20  Boost Regulator Princ.

read:  text p344 - 352

assess:  Buck Sim   answer

22  LM3578 Boost Regulator

read:  National Semi data

assess:  13a-Boost Fund

24    Xformer Coupled Reg    Quiz
read:  none
assess:  13b-Boost with IC

Boost Regulator

 

10/24 & 10/28

 

10

27  Xformer Coupled Reg
read:  text p357 - 365
assess:  Boost Sim

29 Problem Session

read:  none

assess: 14-Xformer Coupled

31 

                  Exam 3-answers

                 formulas 

Xformer Coupled Regulator

10/31 & 11/4

Nov

11

3  Class D Amp Introduction

read:  none

assess:  none

5  Class D Sig Proc Design

read:  none
assess:  15-Class D Intro
7  Class D Switch & Filter  Quiz
read: none
assess: Class D PWM  
Class D Signal Processor
11/7 & 11/11

 

12

10  Class D - The Next Step
read:  none
assess:  D Sim    answer
12  Audio Principles
read:  text p183 - 189
assess: none
14  Power Op Amp Calc.  Quiz
read:  text p160 - 183
assess:  16-Audio Parameters
Class D Eval

11/13 & 11/18

 

13

17  Linear Audio ICs
read: text p189 - 201
PwrOpAmpSim answer
19  Problems  -answers
read: Supp. Text p159-184
assess:  17a-Power Op Amps
21  Linear MOSFET    Quiz
read:  text p214 - 232
assess: 17b-Audio IC
Audio IC

11/21 & 11/25

 

14

24  Class B Amplifier
read:  text p224 - 232
assess:MOS Sim  answers
26 No Class

Thanksgiving Break

  

28  No Class

Thanksgiving Break

  

No Lab

Dec

14

(cont.)

1  Class B Amp Calculations
read:  p233-244
assess:  none
3  Amplifier Protection
read:  text p250-255
assess:  18-Class B Design
5  Paralleling Linear MOS  Quiz
read:  text p245-249
assess:  19-Amp Protection
Class B Amplifier

15 

8  Problem Session
read:  none
assess:  Class B Sim

10  High Voltage Amplifier

read:  Supp. Text p3.71-3.83

assess:  20-Paralleling MOS

12  Course Review
read:  none
assess:  none

Amp Protection

 

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