Lecture and lab schedule

ECEN 4517/5517 Spring 2013

Lectures: Mondays, 2:00 - 2:50 pm, FLMG 104. Lab sections: 5517-011 Tuesdays 12:00 - 3:50 pm, 4517-012 Wednesdays 12:00 - 3:50 pm, 4517-011 Thursdays 12:00 - 3:50 pm. All lab sections meet in ECEE 1B65.

Tentative lecture and laboratory schedule, Spring 2013, including links to lecture slides and experiment materials. All dates and materials are subject to change.
Lecture	Laboratory
Jan. 14 Lecture 1: Introduction to PV systems and power electronics	Jan. 15-17 Organizational meeting
Jan 21 MLK holiday No class	Jan. 22-24 Exp. 1: Photovoltaic system
Jan. 28 Lecture 2: The MSP 430F5172 microcontroller	Jan. 29-31 Exp. 2: MSP 430 microcontroller Report for Exp. 1 due.
Feb. 4 Lecture 3: Exp. 3 introduction: MPPT dc-dc converter Exp. 3 part 1 prelab assignment due, power stage design	Feb. 5-7 Exp. 3: DC-DC converter power stage Exp. 2 scoresheet completed and turned in
Feb. 11 Lecture 4: Converter simulation in Spice Quiz on Exp. 1: PV system	Feb. 12-14 Exp. 3, week 2: test open-loop converter
Feb. 18 Lecture 5: Sensing circuitry and MPPT Quiz on Exp. 2: MSP 430	Feb. 19-21 Exp. 3, week 3: Finish Exp. 3 Part I
Feb. 25 Lecture 6: Lead-acid (and other) batteries Exp. 3 part 2 prelab assignment due, Sensing circuit + MPPT code	Feb. 26-28 Exp. 3, week 4: Build Sensor Circuitry+MPPT controller Exp. 3 Part 1 report due
Mar. 4 Lecture 7: Step-up dc-dc converter Quiz on Exp. 3 Part 1: DC-DC converter	Mar 5-7 Exp. 3, week 5: Demonstrate working MPPT system outside
Mar. 11 Lecture 8: Closed-loop design (these slides were not used; answered questions instead) Exp. 4 prelab assignment due, circuit design	Mar. 12-14 Exp. 4: build step-up dc-dc converter power stage and pulse-width modulator
Mar. 18 Question and answer session or Lecture 8	Mar. 19-21 Exp. 4: simulation and feedback controller design Exp. 3 Part 2 report due
Mar. 25 Spring break	Mar. 26-29 Spring break
Apr. 1 Lecture 10: Inverter system	Apr. 2-4 Exp. 4: Demonstrate working closed-loop analog regulator
Apr. 8 Lecture 11: Q and A session. Exp. 5 prelab due, inverter circuit design	Apr. 9-11 Exp 5: Build inverter power stage Exp. 4 report due
Apr. 15 Lecture 12: Driving synchronous switches	Apr. 16-18 Exp. 5: Demonstrate modified sine wave operation
Apr. 22 Lecture 13: Power Converter Layout and Grounding Quiz on Exp. 4: Compensator design	Apr. 23-25 Assemble complete system for Expo Extra credit: Demonstrate true sine wave inverter
Apr. 29 Lecture 14: Grid-tied PV systems	May 2 Expo: solar system competition at the ECE Design Expo, Thursday morning May 2. Exp. 5 report due 5 pm May 3.

Update 4/25/13 rwe