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Power Electronics

University of Galway - Direct Enroll Program
Galway, Ireland

Dates: late Aug 2025 - mid Dec 2025

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Power Electronics

Power Electronics Course Overview

OVERVIEW

CEA CAPA Partner Institution: University of Galway
Location: Galway, Ireland
Primary Subject Area: Electrical Engineering
Instruction in: English
Course Code: EE448
Transcript Source: Partner Institution
Course Details: Level 400
Recommended Semester Credits: 2.5
Contact Hours: 36

DESCRIPTION

- AC-DC conversion, phase controlled rectification.
- DC-DC conversion; switch mode and quasi-resonant power supplies.
- Power factor correction; active and passive.
- Thermal design.
- DC-AC conversion, PWM, bridge and resonant inverters.

Learning Outcomes
1.Analyse and design a phase controlled rectifier.
2.Distinguish between active and passive power factor connection and predict their effects on the utility supply.
3.Analyse design and simulate DC-DC converters, Buck, boost and buck-boost.
4.Analyse design and simulate isolated DC-DC converters, forward, flyback and push-pull.
5.Analyse, design and simulate resonant converters.
6.Analyse, design and simulate AC inverters (bridge and PWM types).

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