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ELEC ENG 7049 - Power Electronics Systems

Career: Postgraduate Coursework
Units: 3
Term: Semester 2
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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Units
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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
Semester 2 Mon 05/08/2024 Wed 14/08/2024 Fri 13/09/2024 Fri 25/10/2024


Class Details

Enrolment Class: Lecture
Class Nbr Section Size Available Dates Days Time Location
24290 LE01 40 8 22 Jul - 9 Sep Monday 9am - 11am Barr Smith South, 3029, Flentje Lecture Theatre
30 Sep - 21 Oct Monday 9am - 11am Barr Smith South, 3029, Flentje Lecture Theatre
Automatic Enrolment Class: Tutorial
Class Nbr Section Size Available Dates Days Time Location
22124 TU01 40 8 31 Jul - 11 Sep Wednesday 10am - 11am Schulz, 307, Teaching Room
2 Oct - 23 Oct Wednesday 10am - 11am Schulz, 307, Teaching Room
Automatic Enrolment Class: Workshop
Class Nbr Section Size Available Dates Days Time Location
24725 WR01 40 8 23 Jul - 10 Sep Tuesday 12pm - 1pm Horace Lamb, 422, Teaching Room
1 Oct - 22 Oct Tuesday 12pm - 1pm Horace Lamb, 422, Teaching Room