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Module Title	Industrial Electronics
Module Code	EE419
School	School of Electronic Engineering
Online Module Resources
Module Co-ordinator	Mr Jim Dowling	Office Number	A103
NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	5
Pre-requisite	None
Co-requisite	None
Compatibles	None
Incompatibles	None

Description

To impart an introductory understanding of power electronics and, working from first principles, to introduce the techniques of analysis and design of power semiconductor controlled circuits and systems. The semiconductor devices are assumed ideal, thus allowing the focus of attention to be on the energy converter topologies used and their application.

Learning Outcomes

1. Perform power computations for semiconductor-controlled circuits and systems
2. Describe and explain the operation of half-wave and full-wave rectifiers, DC-DC converters and DC power supplies, inverters and resonant converters
3. Solve problems relevant to rectifiers, DC-DC converters, inverters and resonant converters
4. Design and evaluate power electronic circuits using PSpice
5. Design and test a controller for a basic DC-DC converter

*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Workload	Full-time hours per semester
Lecture	30	Weekly
Laboratory	12	Circuit simulation
Independent Study	83	No Description
Total Workload: 125

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

Line commutated diode rectifiers.

Controlled rectification and inversion using thyristors.

DC motor control using thyristors and diodes.

High frequency (HF) switching converter topologies, buck, boost, buck-boost & Cuk

HF converter gain equations and stability analysis

HF converter conduction modes.

Off-line forward converter operation.

Off-line flyback converter operation. PWM (pulse width modulation) control and generation techniques.

DC to DC and DC to AC converters using half bridge and H bridge (full bridge) transistor configurations.

DC servo motor and DC brushless servo motor control using H bridge transistor drive.

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment	25%	Examination Weight	75%

Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Course Work Breakdown

Reassessment Requirement
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories; 1 = A resit is available for all components of the module 2 = No resit is available for 100% continuous assessment module 3 = No resit is available for the continuous assessment component
Unavailable

Indicative Reading List

Daniel W. Hart: 1997, Introduction to power electronics, Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, N.J., 0-02-351182-6
Ned Mohan, Tore M. Undeland, William P. Robbins: 2003, Power electronics, John Wiley & Sons, Hoboken, NJ, 978-0471226932

Other Resources

None

Programme or List of Programmes

ECSA	Study Abroad (Engineering & Computing)
ECSAO	Study Abroad (Engineering & Computing)
EE	BEng in Electronic Engineering
ME	B.Eng. in Mechatronic Engineering

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