Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering

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ELE713 - Switched Power Supplies

2024-2025 Fall term information

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Supervisor(s)
Name Surname	Position	Section
Dr. Işık Çadırcı	Supervisor	1

Weekly Schedule by Sections
Section	Day, Hours, Place
All sections	Friday, 10:40 - 13:30, SS

Timing data are obtained using weekly schedule program tables. To make sure whether the course is cancelled or time-shifted for a specific week one should consult the supervisor and/or follow the announcements.

ELE713 - Switched Power Supplies

Program	Theoretıcal hours	Practical hours	Local credit	ECTS credit
PhD	3	0	3	10

Obligation	:	Elective
Prerequisite courses	:	-
Concurrent courses	:	-
Delivery modes	:	Face-to-Face
Learning and teaching strategies	:	Lecture, Question and Answer, Problem Solving, Project Design/Management
Course objective	:	This course is designed to equip seniors with knowledge about operation principles and design of modern switch mode power supplies and to give them an ability to choose such systems for various industrial applications.
Learning outcomes	:	A student completing the course will successfully Recognise and classify switch mode power supplies (SMPS), Choose and design such systems for a given application, Know the advantages and disadvantages of various topologies with respect to each other, Apply the techniques and algorithms learnt in the class to real-life applications, Have the adequate knowledge to follow and understand advanced up-to-date technologies in the field of SMPS.
Course content	:	Introduction. Linear versus switch mode power supplies. Functional circuit blocks of an offline switcher, Basic switch mode DC-DC converters : Operating principles, Switch mode power supply topologies : Operating principles, Switch mode power supply magnetics design (inductor and transformer) Control methods, Soft switching methods, Multiple output power supplies, Electromagnetic compatibility considerations, Switch mode power supply applications.
References	:	Pressman, Switching Power Supply Design, 2nd Ed., Mc Graw Hill.; Mohan, Undeland and Robbins, Power Electronics: Converters, Applications, and Design, ; 3rd Ed., John Wiley and Sons (Ch.7, Ch.10 and Ch.30).; Vithayathil, Power Electronics : Principles and Applications, Mc Graw-Hill. ; Brown, Practical Switching Power Supply Design, Academic Press Inc.; Billings, Switch Mode Power Supply Handbook, Mc Graw Hill.; Unitrode (TI) Power Supply Design Seminar Notes.; ON Semiconductors Switchmode Power Supply Reference Manual, 1999.; Phillips Semiconductors, Power Semiconductor Applications, Application Notes; Fundamentals of Power Electronics : Lecture Notes, Erickson.

Course Outline Weekly
Weeks	Topics
1	Introduction. Linear versus switch mode power supplies. Functional circuit blocks of an offline switcher
2	Basic switch mode DC-DC converters: Operating principles
3	Switch mode power supply (SMPS) topologies: Operating principles
4	SMPS topologies : Design criteria
5	SMPS : Sample problems
6	SMPS magnetics design, Properties of magnetic cores
7	High frequency inductor and transformer design
8	Control methods (Voltage mode and current mode control)
9	Closed Loop Control of SMPS
10	Midterm Exam
11	Electromagnetic compatibility considerations
12	Multiple output power supplies, Soft switching methods
13	Switch mode power supply applications 1 (Microinverters)
14	Switch mode power supply applications 2 (Digital Control of SMPS)
15	Final exam
16	Final exam

Assessment Methods
Course activities	Number	Percentage
Attendance	0	0
Laboratory	0	0
Application	0	0
Field activities	0	0
Specific practical training	0	0
Assignments	4	20
Presentation	0	0
Project	0	0
Seminar	0	0
Quiz	0	0
Midterms	1	30
Final exam	1	50
Total		100
Percentage of semester activities contributing grade success		50
Percentage of final exam contributing grade success		50
Total		100

Workload and ECTS Calculation
Course activities	Number	Duration (hours)	Total workload
Course Duration	14	3	42
Laboratory	0	0	0
Application	1	30	30
Specific practical training	0	0	0
Field activities	0	0	0
Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, etc.)	14	7	98
Presentation / Seminar Preparation	0	0	0
Project	0	0	0
Homework assignment	4	5	20
Quiz	0	0	0
Midterms (Study duration)	1	25	25
Final Exam (Study duration)	1	35	35
Total workload	35	105	250

Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes
Key learning outcomes		Contribution level
Key learning outcomes		1	2	3	4	5
1.	Has highest level of knowledge in certain areas of Electrical and Electronics Engineering.
2.	Has knowledge, skills and and competence to develop novel approaches in science and technology.
3.	Follows the scientific literature, and the developments in his/her field, critically analyze, synthesize, interpret and apply them effectively in his/her research.
4.	Can independently carry out all stages of a novel research project.
5.	Designs, plans and manages novel research projects; can lead multidisiplinary projects.
6.	Contributes to the science and technology literature.
7.	Can present his/her ideas and works in written and oral forms effectively; in Turkish or English.
8.	Is aware of his/her social responsibilities, evaluates scientific and technological developments with impartiality and ethical responsibility and disseminates them.

1: Lowest, 2: Low, 3: Average, 4: High, 5: Highest

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