The students know the basics of modern power electronics. They are able to understand, to describe and to analyze the static and the dynamic behavior of the most used converter types.
They understand the functionality of the power stage, the switches and the magnetic components of a converter.

Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1, Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2, Semiconductor physics

Power electronics basic circuits (Buck, Boost Converter, Syncron converter Fly-Back Converter.
Active and passive circuit components (MOSFET, IGBT, R, L, C, ...)
Modelling and Simulation of static and dynamic behavior
Application examples in different fields (automotive, industrial ...)

Ulrich Schlienz, Schaltnetzteile und ihre Peripherie, Vierweg Verlag
Christophe P. Basso Switch-Mode Power Suppliex McGraw Hill
R. W. Erickson & D. Maksimovic, Fundamentals of Power Electronics, University of Colorado, Boulder
U. Tietze, Ch. Schenk, Halbleiter-Schaltungstechnik, Springer Verlag

Classroom Lessons and approx. 40% Laboratory sessions (Laboratory experiments)
Supervised Experiments, writing of Laboratory Reports

Final Exam