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The course is connected to the following study programs

  • Electronics and Electrical Engineering, Bachelor's Programme
  • Renewable Energy, Bachelor's Programme

Teaching language

Norwegian

Recommended previous knowledge

ELE113-G Circuit analysis, ELE114-G Electronic circuits, and ELE216-G2 Analog electronics or the equivalent

Learning outcomes

After completing the course, the student should know important characteristics and limitations of common components for power electronics, and be able to find important information from data sheets. Furthermore, the student should know the most important types of switched voltage converters, and be able to analyze, simulate and design solutions with such. The student should also know the principles of rectification and inversion, power control and the use of brushless DC motors (BLDC).

Contents

Electronic components for higher power applications, H-bridge configurations for single-phase and three-phase power control, rectification, various types of switched voltage converters and inverters, frequency converters, power control of electric machines, noise and filtering in switched converters.

Teaching and learning methods

Lectures and theoretical exercises. Some of the exercises are mandatory. Training in the use of subject-related software is provided.

Expected workload for the average student: 200 hours.

Examination requirements

The compulsory theory assignments must be approved in order to take the examination. Information about the compulsory assignments is given in Canvas at the start of the semester.

Examinations

4 hours individual written examination. Graded assessment.

Student evaluation

The person responsible for the course decides, in cooperation with student representative, the form of student evaluation and whether the course is to have a midway or end of course evaluation in accordance with the quality system for education, chapter 4.1.

Offered as a free-standing course

Yes. Subject to availability or capacity.

Admission Requirement if given as a free-standing course

Higher Education Entrance Qualification including mathematics R1 and R2 and physics Fysikk 1, or a pass in the preliminary course examination for engineers (which is also offered at University of Agder).
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