Academic Catalog

EE463 STATIC POWER CONVERSION I

Course Code: 5670463
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): 4(3-2)
ECTS Credit: 7.0
Department: Electrical And Electronics Engineering
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Study: Undergraduate
Course Coordinator: Assoc.Prof.Dr. OZAN KEYSAN
Offered Semester: Fall Semesters.
Prerequisite: Set 1: 5670212 , 5670361
The course set above should be completed before taking EE463 STATIC POWER CONVERSION I.

Course Content

Power switches and their characteristics. Power converter definitions, classification. VTA method. Midpoint and bridge rectifiers: non-ideal commutation, harmonics, input power factor, utility-factor, winding utilization and unbalances in rectifier transformers. Applications.