Lecture notes for ECE 572/472 Power Electronics, Fall 2010

December 13 – Final exam, 10:30 to 12:30 AM

December 10 – lec41_ece5472.pdf and lec41_ece5472_video – review for the final

December 8 – lec40_ece5472.pdf and lec40_ece5472_video – re-visit resonant converters

December 6 – lec39_ece5472.pdf and lec39_ece5472_video – half-bridge inverters, PWM for a Class D Audio Amplifier

December 3 – lec38_ece5472.pdf and lec38_ece5472_video – start discussing inverters, converting DC to AC

November 29 – lec37_ece5472.pdf and lec37_ece5472_video – Course projects due, do part of the project as an example

November 22, 24, and 26 – Thanksgiving break from instruction

November 19 – lec36_ece5472.pdf and lec36_ece5472_video – finish up flyback converters

November 17 – lec35_ece5472.pdf and lec35_ece5472_video – discuss stability for projects (again)

November 15 – lec34_ece5472.pdf and lec34_ece5472_video – talk about projects

November 12 – lec33_ece5472.pdf and lec33_ece5472_video – continue with the flyback converter

November 10 – lec32_ece5472.pdf and lec32_ece5472_video – modeling transformers and simulating with LTspice, the flyback converter

November 8 – Midterm2, closed book and notes

November 7 – Study session in MEC 206 at 2 PM (no video)

November 5 – lec31_ece5472.pdf and lec31_ece5472_video – review for the exam

November 3 – lec30_ece5472.pdf and lec30_ece5472_video – finish up ZVS converters

November 1 – lec29_ece5472.pdf and lec29_ece5472_video – theory behind zero voltage switching converters

October 29 – lec28_ece5472.pdf and lec28_ece5472_video – zero voltage switching DC-DC converters

October 27 – lec27_ece5472.pdf and lec27_ece5472_video – theory behind zero current switching converters

October 25 – lec26_ece5472.pdf and lec26_ece5472_video – zero current switching DC-DC converters

October 22 – lec25_ece5472.pdf and lec25_ece5472_video – more discussion about stabilizing PWM-controlled DC-to-DC converters

October 20 – lec24_ece5472.pdf and lec24_ece5472_video – type II error amplifiers

October 18 – lec23_ece5472.pdf and lec23_ece5472_video – PWM stability discussion

October 15 – lec22_ece5472.pdf and lec22_ece5472_video – stability in PWM DC-DC converters

October 13 – lec21_ece5472.pdf and lec21_ece5472_video – system level description of PWM for control of a DC-to-DC converter

October 11 – lec20_ece5472.pdf and lec20_ece5472_video – gains of PWM building blocks

October 8 – lec19_ece5472.pdf and lec19_ece5472_video – power supply control, Sec. 7.13

October 6 – lec18_ece5472.pdf and lec18_ece5472_video – discontinuous current operation in dc-dc converters

October 4 – lec17_ece5472.pdf and lec17_ece5472_video – interleaved converters, non-ideal behavior, and contention current

October 1 – lec16_ece5472.pdf and lec16_ece5472_video – the single-ended primary inductance converter (SEPIC)

September 29 – lec15_ece5472.pdf and lec15_ece5472_video – the Ćuk (pronounced “Chook”) converter

September 27 – Midterm1, closed book and notes

September 26 – lec14_ece5472.pdf and lec14_ece5472_video – Sunday study session for the exam, 2 PM in MEC 206

September 24 – lec13_ece5472.pdf and lec13_ece5472_video – review for the exam

September 22 – lec12_ece5472.pdf and lec12_ece5472_video – Boost and Buck-Boost converters

September 20 – lec11_ece5472.pdf and lec11_ece5472_video – introduction to the Boost converter

September 17 – lec10_ece5472.pdf and lec10_ece5472_video – synchronous Buck converters

September 15 – lec9_ece5472.pdf and lec9_ece5472_video – simulation of a Buck converter

September 13 – lec8_ece5472.pdf and lec8_ece5472_video – analysis of the Buck converter

September 10 – lec7_ece5472.pdf and lec7_ece5472_video – start Ch. 6 DC-to-DC converters

September 8 – lec6_ece5472.pdf and lec6_ece5472_video – finish up Ch. 2, RMS calculations, apparent power, power factor,

September 3 – lec5_ece5472.pdf and lec5_ece5472_video – RMS value calculations and examples

September 1 – lec4_ece5472.pdf and lec4_ece5472_video – home wiring, using an isolation transformer, energy storage in capacitors

August 30 – lec3_ece5472.pdf and lec3_ece5472_video – energy recovery, switching waveforms in inductors

August 25 – lec2_ece5472.pdf and lec2_ece5472_video – chapter 2, power and energy, inductors

August 23 – lec1_ece5472.pdf and lec1_ece5472_video – course introduction, Ch. 1, intro to LTspice, diode reverse recovery time

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