Postgraduate Course: Power Conversion (MSc) (PGEE11072)

Course Outline
School	School of Engineering	College	College of Science and Engineering
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate)	Availability	Not available to visiting students
SCQF Credits	10	ECTS Credits	5
Summary	This course will develop understanding of fundamental power electronic building blocks and modulation techniques, employed in solid-state power converters. The concept of switch mode power conversion will be developed starting with basic circuits and extended to more complex topologies and functions, including the generation of two and three phase ac waveforms. The course will introduce a range of power electronic devices and show how the properties these devices affect the design and performance of power converters. A range of case studies will be used to illustrate how power electronics may be applied to a real world applications.
Course description	1. Switch-mode power conversion. 2. DC-DC conversion. 3. AC-DC conversion. 4. Power semiconductor devices. 5. Switching Transients 6. Losses and thermal management. 7. Passive components 8. Applications (Power management, Machines drives, Power Systems)

Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites		Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations		Other requirements	None

Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered

Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to: Have a sound understanding of the operation of power electronic converters and their use in a range of applications. Have a sound understanding of power semiconductor behaviour and its impact on circuit design and performance. Be able to carry out calculations to perform designs and evaluate the performance of power electronic converters. Be able to understand the modulation of DC-AC converters and perform basic calculations of ac power flows. Appreciate the role of power electronics in range of applications.