120 credits in science/engineering. Participation in 10 credits at Master's level in science/engineering. Participation in one of the courses Power Electronics I and Power Electronics. Proficiency in English equivalent to the Swedish upper secondary course English 6.
DC-DC converters: Flyback-, Forward and Full-bridge converter topologies, functional principles, waveform analysis, simulation studies, control. DC-AC converters: introduction of various converters, voltage source inverters (VSI) and current source inverters (CSI), half- and full-bridge VSI topologies, unipolar and bipolar PWM schemes, harmonic analysis of different PWM switching techniques. Multilevel inverters: application areas, topologies, characteristics of various types, diode-clamped type and cascade-type, principles and applications. Resonant converters: topologies, characteristics of zero-voltage and zero-current switching. Thermal management: losses in components and dimensioning of heat sinks.
