ECE 6810
Power Electronics
is an overview of power semiconductor switches, an introduction to energy conversion and control techniques and examination of controlled rectifiers; phase-controlled converters; switch-mode dc/dc converters; variable frequency dc/ac inverters; ac/ac converters; gate and base drive circuits; design of driver and snubber circuits; thermal models and heat sink design.
Prerequisites & course information
CR: the former ENGI 7846 EQ: the former ENGI 6856 LH: eight 3-hour sessions per semester OR: eight 1-hour tutorial sessions per semester PR: ECE 5300 or the former ENGI 5854
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027