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ELEC ENG 7049 - Power Electronics Systems

Career: Postgraduate Coursework
Units: 3
Term: 4220
Campus: North Terrace
Contact: Up to 4 hours per week
Available for Study Abroad and Exchange: Yes
Available for Non-Award Study: Yes
Assumed Knowledge: Undergraduate courses in electronic circuits and devices
Incompatible: ELEC ENG 4059, ELEC ENG 3104
Assessment: Exam, quizzes
Syllabus:

Characteristics of power electronic devices, switching characteristics of devices, power losses and thermal design. Classes of power converters and their operations: rectifiers; AC -AC Converters; DC-DC Converters; Inverters. Voltage and current source converters. Hard and soft-switching and resonant circuits. Power supplies (uninterruptible, switchmode) Advanced energy-efficient motor drives: review of motor theory, power electronic control principles, vector and servo drives (stepper, DC, induction, brushless PM and switched-reluctance). Modulation methods. Theory motor and drive selection and application. System design, implementation and control, and computer interfacing. EMI in Power Electronics Systems.

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3
 0.125
          
  


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Critical Dates

Term Last Day to Add Online Census Date Last Day to WNF Last Day to WF
4220 Mon 08/08/2022 Wed 17/08/2022 Fri 16/09/2022 Fri 28/10/2022


Class Details

Enrolment Class: Tutorial
Class Nbr Section Size Available Dates Days Time Location
20611 TU01 40 3 5 Aug - 16 Sep Friday 4pm - 5pm Engineering & Mathematics, EMG07, Teaching Room
7 Oct - 28 Oct Friday 4pm - 5pm Engineering & Mathematics, EMG07, Teaching Room
Note: This class will be delivered both online and face to face. Please refer to MyUni for details once enrolled.
Related Class: Lecture
Class Nbr Section Size Available Dates Days Time Location
28861 LEC0 40 3 This class does not have any timetabled face-to-face sessions. Please check MyUni or contact your Course Coordinator for details.