| | Standard Course Syllabus | Course Supervisor | Date of Approval |
| | Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering | Xu | 4/05 |
| | 628 | Electronic Devices and Circuits Laboratory II |
| | 2. | CATALOG DESCRIPTION |
| | A laboratory study of converter circuits, switching characteristics of power transistors and thyristors, and effects of circuit |
| | elements on the behavior of power converters. |
| | Quarters of Offering | Credits | | Level | Class Meeting |
| | Au Qtr. | 2 | U G | 1 cl, 1 3-hr lab. |
| | Course Prerequisites |
| | Prereq: 327, and prereq or concur 624. |
| | 3. | PREREQUISITES BY TOPIC |
| | Laboratory experience with transistor characteristics, large and small signal parameters, transistor bias and amplifier circuits, |
| | operational amplifiers, logic circuits, wave form generation; Power electronic circuits, switching characteristics, generic |
| | converter topologies and their operation principles, desirable switching trajectory, snubber circuits (may be concurrent) |
| | Courses that require this as a direct prerequisite |
| | none |
| | 4. | Text(s) and Other Course Materials | Author(s) | Publisher |
| | No text |
| | References (supplemental reading) |
| | [1] Power Electronics: Converters, Applications and Design by Mohan, Undeland and Robins |
| | [2] Instructor provided notes |
| | 5. | COURSE OBJECTIVES |
| | 1. To become proficient in laboratory analysis of power electronic devices and power circuit topologies. (Criteria 3(a),(c),(k)) |
| | 6. | TOPICS AND (# OF LECTURES) |
| | Hystersis & saturation effects (1) |
| | Rectifiers with R/L loads (1) |
| | SCR, DIAC & TRIAC characteristics (1) |
| | DC-DC converters (3) |
| | Snubber circuits & power device protection (1) |
| | PWM related topics (2) |
| | 7. | CLASS MEETING PATTERN | (For example, "3cl." means 3 48-min classes per week.) |
| | 1 cl, 1 3-hr lab. |
| | Thursday, August 14, 2008 09:18 AM |
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