| Course Type | Elective Course |
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| Course Level | Bachelor's Degree |
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| Year of Study | - |
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| Semester | - |
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| ECTS | 5 |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) |
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| Learning Outcomes |
At the end of this course, the students;
- Solves power related circuits in power electronics.
- Learns the operation of semiconductor switching elements.
- Can design and analyze AC/DC rectifiers.
- Can design and analyze DC/DC converters.
- Can analyze AC/AC and DC/AC converters.
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| Mode of Delivery | Face to face |
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| Prerequisites | No |
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| Recommended Optional Programme Components | None |
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| Course Description | Fundamentals of power electronics. Introduction to power semiconductors. AC/DC, DC/DC, DC/AC converters. Fundamentals of electromechanics. Introduction to AC and DC motors. Motor control methods. |
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| Course Contents |
| WEEK |
TOPICS |
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1st Week |
Introduction to Power Electronics |
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2nd Week |
Power semiconductors and switching elements, Power calculation |
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3rd Week |
AC-DC converters (full-wave, half-wave and 3-phase converters) |
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4th Week |
AC-DC converters (controlled and uncontrolled converters) |
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5th Week |
AC voltage controllers |
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6th Week |
DC-DC converters (buck, boost, cuk) |
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7th Week |
DC-DC converters (buck, boost, cuk) |
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8th Week |
Midterm exam |
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9th Week |
DC power supplies |
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10th Week |
DC-AC converters |
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11th Week |
DC-AC converters |
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12th Week |
DC and AC motors and speed control in these motors |
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13th Week |
Resonant converters |
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14th Week |
Drive and protection circuits |
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| Recommended or Required Reading | Power Electronics; Circuits, Devices and Applications (third Edition), Muhammad H. Rashid, Prentice Hall. |
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| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
- Lecture
- Questions/Answers
- Presentation
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria |
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Quantity |
Percentage (%) |
| Mid-term |
1 |
30 |
| Quiz |
2 |
15 |
| Project |
1 |
15 |
| Total(%) |
|
60 |
| Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) |
|
60 |
| Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) |
|
40 |
| Total(%) |
|
100 |
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| ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload |
| Activities |
Quantity |
Duration (Hour) |
Total Workload (Hour) |
| Midterm exam |
1 |
2 |
2 |
| Preparation for Quiz |
2 |
5 |
10 |
| Individual or group work |
13 |
2 |
26 |
| Preparation for Final exam |
1 |
20 |
20 |
| Course hours |
14 |
4 |
56 |
| Preparation for Midterm exam |
1 |
18 |
18 |
| Laboratory (including preparation) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Final exam |
1 |
2 |
2 |
| Homework |
1 |
16 |
16 |
| Total Work Load | 150 |
| Total Work Load / 30 (h) | 5 |
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 5 |
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| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
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| Work Placement(s) | No |
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