Announcements, Updates, and Pertinent Material
- Final exam: a five-day take-home exam.
- For on-campus students: the final exam will be handed out in class on Friday May 1, and will be due in Prof. Erickson's office by 4 pm on Wednesday May 6.
- For CAETE students: you may take the exam over any five-day period beginning on May 1. You should transmit your completed exam to Prof. Erickson by Wednesday May 13. Students who are unable to complete the course by that date should contact Prof. Erickson to discuss incomplete options. Please note that the Tegrity lecture files will remain posted until May 15.
- Corrections to final exam, Page 3, part (e): Gc refers to Gcv in the figure. Also, the load for this part should be a constant-power load of 100 W.
Update 5/2/09 RWE
Advanced modeling and control topics in power electronics, and power factor corrected supplies. Averaged switch modeling of converters, computer simulation, ac modeling of the discontinuous conduction mode, the current programmed mode, null double injection techniques in linear circuits, input filter design, harmonics in power systems, and low-harmonic rectifiers.
Prerequisite: ECEN 5797. ECEN 5807 is offered in alternate springs, including Spring 2009. Instructor: Prof. Bob Erickson. It is one of the three courses required for the Professional Certificate in Power Electronics.
The course is offered both to regular on-campus students and also to off-campus students via CAETE. Students registered through CAETE can receive lectures via videotape or DVD, web-based streaming video, or live TV. Further details of the course policies, including procedures for off-campus students, are listed on the Vitals page.