ECE4055 · Monash University
Power electronic converters for modern power systems
- Credit points
- 6
- Level
- 4
- Workload
- ≈ 12 h / week
- Faculty
- Engineering
What it covers
The unit presents a structured treatment of the design of switched-mode power electronic converters. The unit starts with passive diode rectifiers followed by thyristor rectifiers. Introducing various semiconductor active switches, commutation cells and pulse width modulation techniques, various active power electronics converters, including DC/DC buck and boost converters, flyback converters, resonant converters, two-level and three-level DC/AC converters, as well as isolated and non-isolated DC/AC converters. Finally, a few real-world applications such as variable speed drives and power filters are presented as examples.
Assessment
| Task | Type | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Laboratory activity demonstrations | Demonstration | 60% |
| Mid-semester test | Quiz / Test | 10% |
| Workshop activity demonstrations | Demonstration | 20% |
| Report | Written | 10% |
When and where
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Clayton | On-campus |