Lesson 1: Switches & Converters
Do page 1 of its guided notes first, then start lecture mode.
Every lesson takes about 75 minutes, 80 at most.
- 5 pre-questions
- 35 lecture mode
- 30 past exam
- 5 wrap-up
The lessons
One per lecture, in order-
L1Sept 8 lectureNot started
Switches & Converters
Why power electronics switches, the ideal switch, SCR, GTO, IGBT and MOSFET, device ratings and selection, switching loss, and the four converter families.
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L2Sept 15 lectureNot started
Buck & Boost
Volt-second balance, CCM, critical mode and DCM, output ripple, and the boost converter.
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L3Sept 22 lectureNot started
Chopper Analysis
One-quadrant chopper with RL and RLE loads, Imax and Imin, DCM and tx, and the Fourier harmonics of vo and io.
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L4Sept 29 lectureNot started
Drives & Isolation
Two-quadrant chopper, flyback and forward converters, dc motor drives with the full bridge, and PWM gating.
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L5Oct 6 lectureNot started
Diode Rectifiers
Single- and three-phase diode rectifiers, harmonics, DF, DPF, PF and THD, plus a preview of the capacitive-load rectifier.
Guided notes
PDF, US LetterSave a lesson's notes and open them in GoodNotes. On an iPhone or iPad, Save opens the share sheet: pick GoodNotes. Do page 1 before you start the lesson's lecture mode.
- Lesson 1: Switches & ConvertersGuided notes, 208 kB
- Lesson 2: Buck & BoostGuided notes, 180 kB
- Lesson 3: Chopper AnalysisGuided notes, 241 kB
- Lesson 4: Drives & IsolationGuided notes, 191 kB
- Lesson 5: Diode RectifiersGuided notes, 197 kB
- F2026 midterm formula sheetDr. Xu's sheet, 2 pages, the one you get on Oct 20
After each lesson
Drill it in chat
Come back to the chat and say "quiz me on" the lesson's topic. One question at a time, and I'll fix exactly where your reasoning breaks.
Then the grill
grill.pierrek.ca has an ELE754 section per lesson, plus "Formula sheet (F2026)".
