1. Accueil
  2. EN
  3. Studying at ULB
  4. Find your course
  5. UE
ELEC-H312

Power electronics

academic year
2024-2025

Course teacher(s)

Johan GYSELINCK (Coordinator)

ECTS credits

5

Language(s) of instruction

english

Course content

The material is organised in 5 chapters:

  • Introduction

  • Diode bridge rectifiers

  • Thyristor converters

  • Universal bridge converters (multi-quadrant choppers, inverters/rectifiers)

  • Single-quadrant choppers

Objectives (and/or specific learning outcomes)

The study of the basic converter types in power electronics: theory, simulation and laboratory work.

Prerequisites and Corequisites

Required and corequired courses

Teaching methods and learning activities

  • Ex-cathedra classes (with simulation demos)

  • Practical work sessions (laboratory exercises and simulation with MATLAB/Simulink/Simscape/Electrical/Specialized Power Systems)

References, bibliography, and recommended reading

  • N. Mohan, T. Undeland, W. Robbins, Power electronics - converters, applications and design, John Wiley & Sons, 3rd edition, 2004, 802 p.

  • T. Wildi, G. Sybille, Electrotechnique, DeBoeck Unversité, 4ième édition, 2005, 1215 p.

Course notes

  • Université virtuelle

Other information

Contacts

Johan Gyselinck, johan.gyselinck@ulb.be

Campus

Solbosch

Evaluation

Method(s) of evaluation

  • written examination
  • Practice exam

written examination

Practice exam

Language(s) of evaluation

  • english

Programmes