Power Electronics
The application of electronics to energy conversion and control. Modeling, analysis, and control techniques. Design of power circuits including inverters, rectifiers, and dc-dc converters. Analysis and design of magnetic components and filters. Characteristics of power semiconductor devices. Numerous application examples, such as motion control systems, power supplies, and radio-frequency power amplifiers.
Spring 2023
6.622 covers modeling, analysis, design, control, and application of circuits for energy conversion and control. As described by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), power electronics technology "encompasses the use of electronic components, the application of circuit theory and design techniques, and the development of analytical tools toward efficient electronic conversion, control, and conditioning of electric power." Students taking this class will come away with an understanding of the fundamental principles of power electronics, and knowledge of how to both analyze and design power electronic components and systems.
Readings
- Kassakian, John G., David J. Perreault, George C. Verghese, and Martin F. Schlecht. Principles of Power Electronics . Cambridge University Press, 2023.
- 6.622 utilized a preprint of the second edition of Principles of Power Electronics by J.G. Kassakian, D.J. Perreault, G.C. Verghese, and M.F. Schlecht, forthcoming from Cambridge University Press (2023) and denoted as “KPVS”. They augmented these with lecture notes and handouts.
Prerequisites & course information
Prereq: 6.2040 , 6.2080 , 6.2220 , or 6.2500[J] G (Spring) 3-0-9 units
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026–2027
- MIT OpenCourseWare ↗Spring 2023
- MIT OCW syllabus ↗
- Historical MIT OpenCourseWare offering. Named reading entries and schedule topics are automatically extracted from the linked source pages.