Carleton University · ELEC 3508

Power Electronics

Credits : 0.5 creditReference year : 2026-27

Description

Power semiconductor devices: Thyristor, GTO, IGBT, SiC, GaN. Converter circuits: controlled AC to DC rectifiers, choppers, DC to AC inverters, AC voltage controllers. Protection of conversion circuits. Applications to high-efficiency control of electric machines and electromechanical energy conversion devices.

Prerequisites

  • Prerequisite(s): ELEC 2507 and ELEC 2602 .

Conditions and arrangements

  • Prerequisite(s): ELEC 2507 and ELEC 2602 .
  • Lectures three hours per week, laboratories/problem analysis three hours per week.
Reference text in its original language

Power semiconductor devices: Thyristor, GTO, IGBT, SiC, GaN. Converter circuits: controlled AC to DC rectifiers, choppers, DC to AC inverters, AC voltage controllers. Protection of conversion circuits. Applications to high-efficiency control of electric machines and electromechanical energy conversion devices.

  • Prerequisite(s): ELEC 2507 and ELEC 2602 .
  • Lectures three hours per week, laboratories/problem analysis three hours per week.

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Source reference : https://calendar.carleton.ca/undergrad/courses/ELEC/

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