Description

Introductory course for power electronics covering switching components, ac-dc rectifiers, dc-dc converters, and dc-ac inverters.

Reference Texts (Optional)

The following textbooks are helpful for a deeper understanding of the material, but the general concepts can be learned without the textbook.

• Philip T. Krein, “Elements of Power Electronics,” 2nd Edition, Oxford University Press, 2014.
• Robert Erickson and Dragan Maksimovic, “Fundamentals of Power Electronics,” 2nd Edition, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2001.
• Ned Mohan, Tore Undeland, and William Robbins, “Power Electronics,” 3rd Edition, John Wiley & Sons, 2003.
• Issa Batarseh, Power Electronic Circuits, John Wiley and Sons, 2004.
• (Korean) 전력전자공학 (4판) [문운당] 노의철, 정규범, 최남섭 공저.

Lesson Format

Each lesson is broken up into four sections:
A. Video Lectures
B. Comprehension Quiz
C. Simulation Problem
The lessons are designed for a weekly course, but the online course is self-paced.