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As part of Phase 3 of our return to campus plan, most units will now run tutorials, seminars and other small group activities on campus, and most will keep an online version available to those students unable to return or those who choose to continue their studies online.
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Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Lecturer
Leonardo Callegaro
Contact via 02 9850 2314
Level 1, 44 Waterloo Road Macquarie Park, NSW 2113
Wednesday: 14:00-16:00 (by appointment only)
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Credit points |
Credit points
10
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
(ELEC2070 or ELEC270) and (ELEC2005 or (ELCT2005 or ELEC295) or (ELEC2075 or ELEC275))
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
This unit develops fundamental knowledge and skills in the area of power electronics converters and their typical applications. Foundation knowledge in semiconductor devices, passive components and general circuit analysis is assumed. The unit extends those fundamentals to electrical energy conversion systems operating with relatively high current and voltage levels. Topics covered include: an introduction on power semiconductors and converters; power computations essential in analysing and designing power electronics circuits; dc-dc converters and dc power supplies; single and three phase inverters and rectifiers; and power electronics applications. This unit uses problem/team based learning approach, where students have to choose a project topic and their team members, and then design, simulate, build and test a converter prototype. PLECS simulation tool and a control board are used in the development of the project. |
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Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Pre-Class Quiz (Lectorials) | 10% | No | Weeks 2-7 |
Assignments (PC Labs) | 20% | No | Weeks 2-7 |
Class Quiz (Lectorials) | 20% | No | Week 8 |
Assessment (Project) | 50% | No | Weeks 13-14 |
Assessment Type 1: Quiz/Test
Indicative Time on Task 2: 5 hours
Due: Weeks 2-7
Weighting: 10%
Students are expected to go through the iLearn content, understand the theory and attempt the online quiz each week prior to attending the class activities of that week.
Assessment Type 1: Problem set
Indicative Time on Task 2: 12 hours
Due: Weeks 2-7
Weighting: 20%
Evaluation of Lab activity during first part of the semester. This evaluation focuses on students ability to perform modelling, design and implementation of power electronics systems using PLECS.
Assessment Type 1: Quiz/Test
Indicative Time on Task 2: 5 hours
Due: Week 8
Weighting: 20%
A quiz is scheduled right after the mid-semester break. The quiz will assess both factual knowledge and problem solving.
Assessment Type 1: Project
Indicative Time on Task 2: 20 hours
Due: Weeks 13-14
Weighting: 50%
This is the major assessment of this Unit. It will consist of 3 individual assessments and 1 team assessment, as follows: - Individual assessments: ◦ Oral presentation and demonstration of the project; ◦ Peer assessment regarding the actual contribution of each team member; ◦ Evaluation of project log book of each team member. - Team assessment: ◦ Project report to be submitted in iLearn by each team.
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2 Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation
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This Unit has been revised compared to previous offering as follows:
Unit information based on version 2021.02 of the Handbook