| Course Unit Title | Course Unit Code | Type of Course Unit | Level of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | ECTS Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power Electronics | MEL301 | Compulsory | Bachelor's degree | 3 | Fall | 5 |
Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Dr. Nurettin ABUT
Assistant Prof. Dr. Tarık ERFİDAN
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1) learn fundamentals of power control and power semiconductors
2) Triggering, and firing circuits
3) Calculation of the power loss
5) Structure of the controlled and non controlled rectifiers and their analysis.
6) Analaysis of the DC Chopper
7) Structures of the inverters
8) Thermal equivalent circuits of power semiconductors
12) AC/DC, AC/AC, DC/AC and DC/DC Converters.
Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation
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| 1 | High | No relation | Middle | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
| 2 | No relation | No relation | No relation | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | Middle | |
| 3 | No relation | No relation | No relation | Middle | Middle | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | Middle | |
| 5 | No relation | No relation | No relation | Middle | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
| 6 | No relation | No relation | High | Middle | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
| 7 | No relation | No relation | Middle | Middle | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
| 8 | No relation | No relation | Middle | Middle | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
| 12 | No relation | No relation | Middle | Middle | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | High | |
Mode of Delivery
Face to Face
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Fundemental of electrotechnics, Mathematic Analysis, Electrical Circuits and analysis, Electronics Circuits and analysis, Logical circuits and design, Computational programming, Automatic Controls, Numerical Analysis.
Course Contents
Power diodes, and transistors, structures of silicon controlled rectifiers (SCRs), forward and reverse bias characteristics, thermel, mechanical and electrical characteristics, cooling of power semiconductors, SCR firing devices and applications, control and triggering circuits by using integrated circuits, principles of AC to DC, DC to DC, DC to AC, and AC to AC converters, new technology and applications of power electronics.
Weekly Schedule
1) Semiconductor basics2) Power semiconductor and its applications
3) Electrical power and controls
4) Power switches and auxiliary semiconductor devices
5) Power transistors and thyristors
6) Transistor derivers and trigger devices of SCRs
7) Power dissipation of semiconductors, thermal equivalent cırcuits, and cooling.
8) Midterm examination/Assessment
9) AC to DC converters, and design conciderations
10) DC to Dc converters
11) Control principles of AC to DC, and DC to DC converters
12) DC to AC converters- inverters control and design problems
13) DC to AC converters- inverters control and design problems
14) Design, and analysis of power converters
15) Applications of power converters
16) Final examination
Recommended or Required Reading
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1) Lecture
2) Drill and Practice
3) Simulation
4) Lab / Workshop
5) Project Based Learning
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Contribution of Semester Studies to Course Grade |
40% |
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Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade |
60% |
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Total | 100% | |||||||||||
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
Not Required