Course Name Power Electronics
Course Overview Electronics is now a mature discipline, and it is widely applied both in industry and in our everyday life. This module is about studying Power Electronics, i.e. the application of solid-state electronics to the control and conversion of electric power. Any student of Electrical Engineering should be familiar with a range of topics such as rectifier, inverter, cycloconverter and dc-dc converter, their circuit design and calculation, computer simulation methodology and development trends of the power converters. In addition, Electrical Engineering students should be aware of the effects their field has had, and will continue to have, on individuals, organisations, and society.  This module gives an opportunity to review the breadth of power electronics, to focus on some key ideas, and to reflect on its wider impact.
Level of study
	Bachelor Degree	
Workload	ECTS: 3
Total Hours: 108
Contact Hours: 72
•	Lectures: 32
•	Labs: 16
•	Seminars: 24	
Course Code		
Semester
	Winter	
Prerequisites
	Mathematics, Physics, Electrical Engineering Theory, Computer-Aided Design Programs, Physical Basics of Electronics	
Course Objectives	Having successfully completed this module, you will have:
•	knowledge of operating principles of modern power converters, their main properties and features; 
•	skills and experience in solving various problems about power converters.	
Learning Outcomes
	Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to:
•	use methods of analysis, simulation and calculation of power converters by using modern computer technologies;
•	carry out the experiments in accordance with the specified methodology with further processing and analysis of the obtained results in the field of power engineering;
•	discuss and debate key topics and questions of interest within the discipline;
•	 design and implement power converter circuits;
•	document results of the design, calculation and analysis.	
Syllabus
	•	Rectifiers
•	Power smoothing filters
•	Inverters
•	DC-DC converters
•	AC-AC converters
•	Applications of power converters	
Labs
	•	Study of uncontrolled rectifiers
•	Study of controlled rectifiers
•	Study of smoothing filters
•	Study of self-commutated inverters
•	Study of line-commutated inverters
•	Study of DC-DC converters	
Projects
	3 individual home assignments “Rectifiers”, “Inverters” and “DC-DC converters”	
Assessment
	•	20% - In-class tests.
•	20% - Laboratory works.
•	20% - Individual home assignments
•	40% - Exam	
Resources
	Textbooks 
•	Power Electronics and Motor Drives. Advances and Trends / B. K. Bose. — New York: Elsevier, 2006. — 917 p.: il. + CD-ROM. — ISBN 978-0-12-088405-6.
•	Watson, John. Mastering electronics / J. Watson. — Houndmills: Macmillan, 1996. — 398 p. — Macmillan Master Series. — ISBN 0-333-66970-3.
•	Sood, Vijay K. HVDC and FACTS Controllers. Applications of Static Converters in Power Systems / V. K. Sood. — Boston: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2004. — 295 p.: il. — ISBN 1-4020-7891-9..

On-line resources
http://www.power-e.ru/eng.php - «Power electronics» magazine
http://www.ipes.ethz.ch/ipes/e_index.html - Interactive Power Electronics Seminar (iPES) 
http://www.powerguru.org/ - Power Electronics Information Portal	
Instructors
	Assistant Professor Konstantin V. Obraztsov