Powers Electronics

Host University

Old Dominion University

Semester

Spring 2024

Course Number

ECE 503

CRN

33538

Credits

3

Discipline

Electrical & Computer Engineering

Instructor

Xiao, Shu (sxiao@odu.edu)

Times and Days

1:30-2:45pm

T, R

Course Information

Power electronics provides the needed interface between an electrical source and an electrical load and facilitates the transfer of power from a source to a load by converting voltages and currents from one form to another. Topics include: alternating voltage rectification, Pulse Width Modulation (PWM), DC converters (Buck, Boost, Buck-Boost, Cuk and SEPIC converters), negative feedback control in power electronics, isolated switching mode power supply, flyback and forward power supply, solid state power switches, AC inverter.

Prerequisites

 (Offered spring) Prerequisites: ECE 303, ECE 313 and a grade of C or better in ECE 202 and ECE 287.