Addis Ababa University

Addis Ababa Institute of Technology

School of Electrical and Computer Engineering

ECEG-4242 (4343): Power Electronics Credits: 5 ECTS First Semester , 2022/23

Instructor: Alula M. (Office: E-126D)

Course Objective:
The course aims to introduce students to the fundamentals of power electronics:
 To study and understand the characteristics of solid-state switching devices
 To study and understand basic power electronic converter topologies
 To study and understand auxiliary parts of the power converter like gate drivers, filters, snubber circuits

1. Solid-state Switching Devices (week 1, 2, 3)

Introduction, Ideal Switches, Switching Devices, Auxiliary Circuits and Devices
2. AC/DC Converters (week 4,5,6)
Various Topologies of Uncontrolled AC-DC Converters, Phase-Controlled AC-DC Converters, AC-DC
Converter Performance Measurement Indices, Ripple Filters, Device Selection for AC-DC Convertors
3. DC/DC Converters (week 7, 8, 1/2 of week 9)
Buck, Boost and Buck-Boost Topologies, Different Quadrant Operation, Voltage and Current Ripples
and Ripple Filters, Device Selection for DC-DC Converters
4. DC-AC Inverters (1/2 of week 9, 10, 11)
Inverter Family, Single-Phase Inverters, Three-Phase Inverters, Modulation Techniques, Device
Selection for DC-AC Inverters
5. AC to AC Converters (week 12, 13)
AC Choppers, Cyclo-Converters, Device Selection for AC-AC Converters

References:
1. Mohan N., Undeland T. M. and Robbins W.P., Power Electronics, Converters, Applications and
Design, John Wiley and Sons.
2. Rashid M.H., Power Electronics Circuits, Devices and Applications,Prentice-Hall.
3. T. L. Skvarenina, The Power Electronics Handbook (Industrial Electronics Series), CRC Press.

4. Joseph Vithayathil, Power Electronics Principles and Applications, McGraw-Hill.

Evaluation Plan (Subject to Change)

20 % Assignment/ Lab Exercises, 30 % Tests, 50 % Final Exam

Note:

 75% class attendance is mandatory.