Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Science

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Course Outline (F2014)

ELE 754: Power Electronics

Prerequisites ELE 504, ELE 637, and ELE 639

Method of All course-related communications will be through Blackboard.
Communication

Required Power Electronics: Converters, Applications, and Design, N. Mohan, T. Undeland, and W.
Text Robbins, 3rd Edition, 2003, John Wiley & Sons, ISBN 978-0-471-22693-2.

Reference 1) Fundamentals of Power Electronics, R.W. Erickson and D. Maksimovic, 2nd Edition,
Texts 2001, Springer, ISBN 978-0-7923-37270-7
2) Electric Machines and Drives, Gordon R. Slemon, 1992,
Addison Wesley, ISBN 0201578859

Calendar A course on microprocessor-controlled solid state converters. Major topics include:

Description switching devices (SCR, MOSFET, IGBT, GTO, etc.), dc-dc switch mode converters, diode
and thyristor rectifiers, current and voltage source inverters, industry applications and
microprocessor programming techniques. Typical control schemes for these converters will
also be discussed. Important concepts are illustrated with laboratory design projects.
Microprocessor based digital controlled power electronic platform will be used in the
projects.

Learning At the end of this course, the successful student will be able to:
Objectives 1. Use specialized core knowledge of electric circuits, electromechanical energy conversion
devices, and control systems to predict and understand behavior of power-electronic converters
(1d)
a. Assessment Method: Directly assessed through quizzes, midterm test, and final
exam.
b. Assessment Measure: marks obtained.

2. Describe differences between methods, perform a specific method in a hypothetical power-

electronic design situation, and generate solutions for more complex power-electronic converter
design problems (4d)
a. Assessment Method: Directly assessed through the final exam.
b. Assessment Measure: marks obtained on certain questions.

3. Use or generate waveform plots to explain, interpret, and assess behaviors of power-electronic
converters (7d)
a. Assessment Method: Directly assessed through lab reports or certain questions on
the midterm test and/or the final exam.
b. Assessment Measure: marks obtained.
Course 3 hours of lecture per week
Organization 2 hours lab per week, in Week #3 through Week #12.

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 2 hours tutorial in Week #2.
Course Labs 30%
Evaluation Midterm exam 30%
Final exam 40%
Total 100%

Examinations Midterm exam will be held in the regular class time (rooms TBA), on Tuesday Oct. 7,
2014; it is 150 minutes in duration and closed-book; the coverage will be announced before
the exam.
Final exam will be written during the exam period at the place and time identified by the
university; it will be 3 hours in duration, closed-book, and comprehensive in coverage.

Course Content (approximate and subject to refinements without prior notice)

Topic
Non-isolated dc-dc
switched-mode
(switching) converters
Text Section Hours Details
Chapter7 9 - Step-down converter (Buck converter or one-
quadrant chopper)
- Step-up converter (Boost converter)
- Buck-Boost converter
- Full-bridge converter (H-bridge converter or four-
quadrant chopper)
- Applications

dc motor drives Chapter 13 3 - Machine model

- Speed control of separately-excited and permanent-
magnet machines
- Effects of armature current ripple
- Open-loop speed control
- Closed-loop speed control with and without an
internal current-control loop

dc-ac converters Chapter 8 9 - Half-bridge inverter with square-wave switching

(inverters)
Isolated dc-dc converters
strategy
- Full-bridge single-phase inverter with square-wave
switching strategy
- Half-bridge inverters with pulse-width modulation
(PWM) switching strategy
- Full-bridge single-phase inverter with PWM
switching strategy
- Three-phase inverter with PWM switching strategy
- Induction motor speed control
- Applications
Chapter 10 6 - Flyback converter
- Forward converter
- Half-bridge converter
- Full-bridge converter
- Push-pull converter
- Applications

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Diode rectifiers
Thyristor (SCR) rectifiers
Design considerations
Chapter 5 3 - Basic concepts
- Single-phase diode rectifiers
- Three-phase diode rectifiers
- Harmonic distortion, crest factor, and power factor
- Applications
Chapter 6 3 - Single-phase thyristor rectifiers
- Three-phase thyristor rectifiers
- Applications
Chapters 27-29 3 - Snubber circuits
- Gate drive circuits
- Heatsinks

Schedules of Lectures (approximate and subject to refinements without prior notice)

Week Start Date Topic
1 Sep. 2 Introduction (1 hr) + non-isolated dc-dc converters (2 hrs)
2 Sep. 9 Non-isolated dc-dc converters (cont’d)
3 Sep. 16 Non-isolated dc-dc converters (cont’d)
4 Sep. 23 dc motor drives
5 Sep. 30 dc-ac converters
6 Oct. 7 Midterm Test (No Lecture)
7 Oct. 14 dc-ac converters (cont’d)
8 Oct. 21 dc-ac converters (cont’d)
9 Oct. 28 Isolated dc-dc converters
10 Nov. 4 Isolated dc-dc converters (cont’d)
11 Nov. 11 Diode rectifiers
12 Nov. 18 Thyristor rectifiers
13 Nov. 25 Design considerations

Lab Rules and Lab-Related Matters

Lab Rules Consult the document “Lab Rules” posted on Blackboard.
Lab Instructions Download them from Blackboard as “Project 1” and “Project 2”.

Schedules of Labs and Tutorials

Week of Sep 2 No labs or tutorials
Week of Sep 9 Tutorial
Week of Sep 16 Project 1: digital control of dc-dc converter and dc motor drive
Week of Sep 23 Project 1 (cont’d)
Week of Sep 30 Project 1 (cont’d)
Week of Oct 7 Project 1 (cont’d)
Week of Oct 14 Project 1 (cont’d)
Week of Oct 21 Project 2: digital control of 3-phase inverter and induction motor drive; Report of Project 1 due
Week of Oct 28 Project 2
Week of Nov 4 Project 2
Week of Nov 11 Project 2
Week of Nov 18 Project 2
Week of Nov 25 Report of Project 2 due

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Important Notes
1. To achieve a passing grade, the student must pass both the theory and laboratory components of the course.
2. All of the required course-specific written reports will be assessed not only on their technical/academic merit,
but also on the communication skills exhibited through these reports.
3. All lab reports must include the standard cover page which shall be signed by the student prior to submission
of the work. Submissions without the cover pages will not be accepted.
4. Requests for accommodation of specific religious or spiritual observance must be presented to the instructor
no later than two weeks prior to the conflict in question (in the case of final examinations within two weeks
of the release of the examination schedule). In extenuating circumstances this deadline may be extended. If
the dates are not known well in advance because they are linked to other conditions, requests should be
submitted as soon as possible in advance of the required observance. Given that timely requests will prevent
difficulties with arranging constructive accommodations, students are strongly encouraged to notify the
instructor of an observance accommodation issue within the first two weeks of classes.
5. The results of the first test or mid-term exam will be returned to students before the deadline to drop an
undergraduate course in good Academic Standing.
6. Students are required to adhere to all relevant University policies, including:
- Undergraduate Grading, Promotion and Academic Standing,
http://www.ryerson.ca/senate/policies/pol46.pdf
- Undergraduate Course Management Policy, http://www.ryerson.ca/senate/policies/pol145.pdf  
- Student Code of Academic Conduct, http://www.ryerson.ca/senate/policies/pol60.pdf
- Student Code of Non-Academic Conduct, http://www.ryerson.ca/senate/policies/pol61.pdf
- Undergraduate Academic Consideration and Appeals,
http://www.ryerson.ca/senate/policies/pol134.pdf
- Examination Policy, http://www.ryerson.ca/senate/policies/pol135.pdf
- Accom.of Student Relig., Abor. and Spir. Observance,
http://www.ryerson.ca/senate/policies/pol150.pdf
- Est.of Stud. Email Accts for Official Univ. Commun.,
http://www.ryerson.ca/senate/policies/pol157.pdf
7. Students are required to obtain and maintain a Ryerson Matrix e-mail account for timely communications
between the instructor and the students.

Approved by _______________________________ Date ________________________________

Associate Chair, Program Director

or Department Chair

Last Updated: November 21, 2014—AY