ECET 257                           Consumer Power Electronics                     Fall 2009

Course Information

Clicking on the icon will allow you to attend the class virtually; M-W-F  2:30-3:20.  After the class, clicking on the icon will provide a recording of  the class.

Calendar

 

Monday

Wednesday

Friday

Lab

Aug

Week 1

24  Intro Pwr Param.
read:  text  Chapter 3
assess:  none
26  Power Calc   
read:  text Chapter 3
assess:  01-PowerCalc1
28     Thyristors    Quiz    
read:  text 385-396       
assess:  02-Power Calc2
Power Parameter Calculations

Aug/Sep

2

31 Digital Cntr of Thyris.
read:  text  p403-409
assess:  04-Thyristors
   
2   Phase Angle Firing      
read:text p417-430 Only audio
assess:  Thyristors Sim - Ans
Snubbing         Quiz  
read:  text p396-402  No audio
assess:  05-Phase Angle Fired
Triac - Logic Control

 

3

No class    
          Labor Day
9  Waveform Review  
read:  none
assess:  Phase Angle Sim - Ans
11  High Freq                      
Quiz:  Prop Pwer     Triggers
Assess:  Due Monday
Triac - Analog Control

 

4

14        Exam 1 -answers
            
03-HighFreqEffects
16  Low-Side BJT  
read:  text p269-277
assess:  High Freq Sim  - Ans
18    LS MOS Analy     Quiz
read:  text p277-294
assess:  06-LS BJT Analy
High Frequency Considerations

 

5

21 High-side Analysis   
read: stext p295-303
assess:  07-LS MOS Analy
23   Heat Sinks  
read:  text p176-181
assess:  HS Switch Sim - Ans
25   LS Switch Design      Quiz
read:  text p269-294
assess: 09-Heat Sinks 
Switch Analysis 

 Sep/Oct

6

28  Switch Recovery
read:  none
assess:  LS Design Sim
30  HS Switch Design 
read:  text p295-303
assess: none
2 GE Smart Grid
read:  none
assess:  none
Switch Recovery

 Oct

7

5 Problem Session    Quiz
read:  none
assess:  none
           
 MOS Drivers 
read:  text p304-308
assess:10-HS Switch
 9   H-Bridges        
read:  text p309-314
assess:   none       
Switch Design

 

      8

12 No class   
       October Break     
14   Problem Session
read:  none
assess:  none
16 
            
 Exam 2-answers
MOS Driver & Half-Bridge

 

9

19  Buck Principles 
read:  text p326-337
assess:  none
21  LM3578 Buck 
read:  National Semi data
assess:  12a-Buck
23  Boost Principles     Quiz
read:  text  p344-351
assess:  12b-BuckIC
Buck Regulator

 

10

26  LM3578 Boost Reg 
read:  National Semi data
assess:  13-Boost
28  Problems  
read:  none
assess:  Boost Sim
30  Class D Amp Princ 
read:  none
assess:  none

Boost Regulator

 

Nov

11

2  Class D Signal Proc  
read:  handout
assess:  15-Class D Intro
 Class D Switch & Filter
read:  handout
assess:  PWM Sim
6  Audio Principles     Quiz
read:  text  p183-188
assess:  none                  
Class D Signal Processor

 

12

Industrial Strength Power Electronics in Energy System
 read:  none    assess: none
11  
            Exam 3 - answers
13  Power Op Amp Calc 
read:  text p160-183
assess:  none
Class D Switches and Filter

 

13

16  Linear Audio ICs 
read: text  p224-232
assess:  17a-Power Op Amps
18  Problem Session 
read:  none
assess:  Power Op Amp Sim
20  Linear MOSFETs     Quiz
read:  text p214 - 224
assess:  17b-Linear Audio IC
Audio IC

      14
23  Class B Amp    Popquiz
read:  text p233-245
assess: 
Linear MOS Sim
25  No Class
                  Thanksgiving
27  No Class
                   Thanksgiving
No Lab
   Thanksgiving

Nov/Dec

14

30  Class B Calculations 
read:  text p233-245
assess:  none
2  Amplifier Protection 
read:  text p250 - 256
assess:  18-Class B Design
4  Paralleling MOSFETS     Quiz
read:  text p245-250
assess:  19-Amp Protection
 Class B Amp

Layout hints

 

15 

7  Problem Session 
read:  none
assess:  20-Paralleling MOS
9  High Voltage Amp
read:  handout
assess:  Class B Sim
11  Course Review
read:  none
assess:  none

Amp Protection