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Power Electronics - ELE00139M

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  • Department: Electronic Engineering
  • Credit value: 20 credits
  • Credit level: M
  • Academic year of delivery: 2024-25

Module summary

The module delivers material on modern power electronics, including the concepts such as DC-to-DC converters, DC-to-AC inverters, and industrial applications of power electronics devices. You will learn to apply various analysis methods and mathematical and simulation tools to design power electronics circuits.

Related modules

Pre-requisite modules

Co-requisite modules

  • None

Prohibited combinations

  • None

Module will run

Occurrence Teaching period
A Semester 1 2024-25

Module aims

Subject content aims:

  • To design power electronic circuits considering supply and demand side requirements.

  • Apply appropriate techniques in the design of different types of DC-DC converter.

  • Apply appropriate techniques in the design of different types of DC-AC converter/inverter.

  • To define an appropriate operational and monitoring system for power electronics devices.

Graduate skills aims:

  • To be able to explain power electronics circuits from a technical perspective concisely and accurately.

  • To be able to technically specify appropriate power electronics circuits components using professional specification principles.

  • To be able to explain the issues associated with operational and monitoring system used in a relevant power electronics circuit

Module learning outcomes

Subject content learning outcomes
After successful completion of this module, students will be able to:

  • Analyse power electronics, the role they play in the power generation and distribution network and about practicalities of their design and operation.
  • Evaluate and compare the power flow of different types of power electronic circuits.
  • Design a power electronic circuit from the power flow, energy storage, monitoring and IT perspectives in MATLAB/Simulink.
  • Evaluate and measure the power flow of power converters and inverters.
  • Design, construct and articulate a technical proposal concisely and accurately.
  • Assess a complex technical problem in a logical and thorough way.

Indicative assessment

Task % of module mark
Closed/in-person Exam (Centrally scheduled) 50
Essay/coursework 50

Special assessment rules

None

Indicative reassessment

Task % of module mark
Closed/in-person Exam (Centrally scheduled) 50
Essay/coursework 50

Module feedback

'Feedback’ at a university level can be understood as any part of the learning process which is designed to guide your progress through your degree programme. We aim to help you reflect on your own learning and help you feel more clear about your progress through clarifying what is expected of you in both formative and summative assessments. A comprehensive guide to feedback and to forms of feedback is available in the Guide to Assessment Standards, Marking and Feedback.

The School of PET aims to provide some form of feedback on all formative and summative assessments that are carried out during the degree programme. In general, feedback on any written work/assignments undertaken will be sufficient so as to indicate the nature of the changes needed in order to improve the work. The School will endeavour to return all exam feedback within the timescale set out in the University's Policy on Assessment Feedback Turnaround Time. The School would normally expect to adhere to the times given, however, it is possible that exceptional circumstances may delay feedback. The School will endeavour to keep such delays to a minimum. Please note that any marks released are subject to ratification by the Board of Examiners and Senate. Meetings at the start/end of each term provide you with an opportunity to discuss and reflect with your supervisor on your overall performance to date.

(i) Formative Feedback

1. Regular labs allow you to engage with the MATLAB/Simulink model and receive verbal help and feedback on your Simulink modelling.

2. After-class learning materials (webpage, YouTube linkage) on the module Wiki page help you to gain feedback on your understanding of the key module material covered in the lectures.

3. 11 workshops are arranged to help you to develop your application of power electronics devices and systems and prepare you for the closed-book examination.

4. Emails to the Module Coordinator with questions/comments will be answered as soon as possible.

5. A draft version of your assignment can be submitted to the module coordinator before the end of term, who will confirm whether this is all in the correct format, along with some general written feedback comments, and a series of recommendations for improvement.

(ii) Summative Feedback

You will receive a customised feedback sheet, showing the mark breakdown in each of the key areas being assessed along with personalised feedback and suggestions for improvement. The comments explain how well you have met the learning objectives, and also give you feedback about the things you could improve in future assignments).

Indicative reading

  • Trzynadlowski, A. M. (2015). Introduction to modern power electronics. John Wiley & Sons.

  • Rashid, M. H. (Ed.). (2017). Power electronics handbook. Butterworth-Heinemann.


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