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IELEG2230

Power Electronics and Semiconductor Components

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New from the academic year 2024/2025

Credits 7.5
Level Intermediate course, level II
Course start Autumn 2024
Duration 1 semester
Language of instruction Norwegian
Location Gjøvik
Examination arrangement School exam

About

About the course

Course content

PN-junction. Diodeapplications. Zener-diode. Transistor (BJT and FET). The transistor as switch and amplifier. Switched DC-DC converters (buck, boost and full bridge). Battery technology (including Li-ion) and battery charging. Thyristor-converters. Frequency-converters/inverters with pulse-width modulation.

Learning outcome

Knowledge - The candidate is to be able to:

  • Explain the fundamental working principles for PN-junction/Si-diode, zener-diode, bipolar transistor and FET-transistor.
  • Explain how the transistor might be used as a switch or an amplifier
  • Explain the fundamental working principles for switched DC-DC voltage converters (including the fullbridge DC-DC converter).
  • Explain the build-up of Li-ion batteries and the charging cycles of these
  • Explain the fundamental working principles for thyristor bridges
  • Explain the fundamental working principles for frequency-converters/inverters (one phase and three phase)
  • Explain what commutation and pulse-width modulation is

Skills - the candidate is able to:

  • Perform theoretical calculations on fundamental power electronic circuits based on diods, thyristors and transistors
  • Apply a computer tool to simulate power electronic circuits
  • Be able to do measurements and fault finding on basic electronic circuits
  • Do reflections on differences between theoretical results based on ideal models and measurements on circuits-connections in the laboratory
  • Document work done at the laboratory

General competence - the candidate is able to:

  • Know Norwegian and English scientific expressions for important components and circuits in the course
  • Find and apply technical information from datasheets for components

Learning methods and activities

Lectures. Training exercises. Laboratory work.

The laboratory tasks including delivery of journals of performed laboratory work, are mandatory. The number of training exercises and laboratory task are given at semester start. The mandatory activities must be delivered according to given deadlines and must be approved to be allowed to take the exam.

Compulsory assignments

  • Mandatory training exercises
  • Mandatory Laboratory exercises

Further on evaluation

For the resit exam in the Spring semester, the examination form may change from written to oral.

Al least 75 % of the calculation-exercises in the course must be delivered before given deadlines and be approved to get access to the exam. It is mandatory to do all the laboratory exercises in the course. To write a report connected to one of the laboratory exercises within a given deadline might be requires. If so this report must be approved to get access to the exam.

Approved work requirements from earlier years might be reapproved by the Department.

Specific conditions

Admission to a programme of study is required:
Electrical Engineering (BIELEKTRO)
Renewable Energy - Engineering (BIFOREN)

Required previous knowledge

The course can only be taken by students at certain study programs.

Course materials

Stated at semester start.

Credit reductions

Course code Reduction From
IELEG2121 5 sp Autumn 2024
IELET2121 5 sp Autumn 2024
IELEA2121 5 sp Autumn 2024
TET4190 5 sp Autumn 2024
IELEG2003 3.7 sp Autumn 2024
IELET2003 3.7 sp Autumn 2024
IELEA2003 3.7 sp Autumn 2024
IELEG2130 3.7 sp Autumn 2024
This course has academic overlap with the courses in the table above. If you take overlapping courses, you will receive a credit reduction in the course where you have the lowest grade. If the grades are the same, the reduction will be applied to the course completed most recently.

Subject areas

  • Electrical Power Engineering

Contact information

Course coordinator

Lecturers

Department with academic responsibility

Department of electric energy