Power Electronics

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge and Understanding

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

• Topologies and operation of common power converters, including rectifiers, power supplies and inverters
• Power semiconductor devices used in power electronics applications, including their electrical characteristics
• Power electronics applications today, with specific examples and requirements per application
• Practical design aspects of power electronics applications, covering driving, protection, snubbers, thermal behaviour and packaging

Transferable and Generic Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Technical communication, by expressing technical reasoning clearly in written form during exams and using correct terminology and structured arguments
• Critical thinking, from comparing different device technologies and converter topologies in the design phase
• Analytical and Problem-Solving Skills, by applying theoretical principles to analyse circuits and converter operation

Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Design basic driving and protection circuits for power electronics
• Perform design calculations for power converter applications and understand the approximations used
• Select power semiconductor devices for various power electronics applications

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.

Repeat

An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.