Power Electronics I
Course, Master's level, 1TE765
Autumn 2023 Autumn 2023, Uppsala, 33%, On-campus, English Only available as part of a programme
- Location
- Uppsala
- Pace of study
- 33%
- Teaching form
- On-campus
- Instructional time
- Daytime
- Study period
- 28 August 2023–30 October 2023
- Language of instruction
- English
- Entry requirements
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120 credits in science/engineering, including basic knowledge in electric circuit theory, electronics and power engineering. Participation in Transform Methods (spec. Fourier series), or the course can be taken in parallel. Proficiency in English equivalent to the Swedish upper secondary course English 6.
- Application deadline
- 17 April 2023
- Application code
- UU-14437
Admitted or on the waiting list?
- Registration period
- 27 July 2023–28 August 2023
- Information on registration from the department
Autumn 2024 Autumn 2024, Uppsala, 33%, On-campus, English Only available as part of a programme
- Location
- Uppsala
- Pace of study
- 33%
- Teaching form
- On-campus
- Instructional time
- Daytime
- Study period
- 2 September 2024–3 November 2024
- Language of instruction
- English
- Entry requirements
-
120 credits in science/engineering, including basic knowledge in electric circuit theory, electronics and power engineering. Participation in Transform Methods (spec. Fourier series), or the course can be taken in parallel. Proficiency in English equivalent to the Swedish upper secondary course English 6.
- Application deadline
- 15 April 2024
- Application code
- UU-14437
Admitted or on the waiting list?
- Registration period
- 26 July 2024–2 September 2024
- Information on registration from the department
About the course
Overview of power semiconductor devices: Diodes, Thyristors, transistors such as BJT, MOSFET, IGBT. Rectifiers: Single-phase and three-phase diode rectifiers with different types of loads, Average power output, Performance parameters, Harmonic analysis. Switch-mode DC-DC converters: Design, analysis and control of Step-down (Buck), Step-Up (Boost), Buck-Boost and Full-bridge topologies, Pulse-width modulation (PWM) scheme, characteristics of controllable switches, continuous and discontinuous current mode. Switch-mode DC-AC converters: Basic inverter concept, Sinusoidal PWM.