| 1. | Course Title | Switch Mode Power Supplies Design | |||||||||||
| 2. | Code | 4ФЕИТ05025 | |||||||||||
| 3. | Study program | 18-ENEL | |||||||||||
| 4. | Organizer of the study program (unit, institute, department) | Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technologies | |||||||||||
| 5. | Degree (first, second, third cycle) | Second cycle | |||||||||||
| 6. | Academic year/semester | I/1 | 7. | Number of ECTS credits | 6.00 | ||||||||
| 8. | Lecturer | Dr Ljupcho Karadjinov | |||||||||||
| 9. | Course Prerequisites | ||||||||||||
| 10. | Course Goals (acquired competencies):
Gaining basic knowledge and understanding of the common design requirements for practical switch mode power converters, the application specific integrated circuits for PWM control and the design program packages. Acquiring competence and skills to design, simulate , prototype and test switch-mode power supplies, as well as solving practical application problems. |
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| 11. | Course Syllabus:
Common requirements for switch mode power converters. AC line surge protection, Inrush control, Start-up methods, Soft-start circuits, Impulse-start circuits, Voltage overshoot protection, Undervoltage protection, Overload protection, Antisaturation techniques, Input and Output filters, Power failure warning circuits, Reducing transistor switching stress, Ripple-current ratings, Non-inductive current shunts, Selecting power components, Layout-techniques. Multiple output systems, Auxiliary supply systems, Direct-off-line converters, Self-oscillating converters, Constant-current power supplies, Switchmode variable power supplies, On-board power modules. Stability and control-loop compensation, Applying current-mode control, Magnetic duty-ratio control. Application specific integrated circuits. Power supplies design programs: PI-Expert, ResoCAD etc. Miscellaneous issues. |
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| 12. | Learning methods:
Lectures and exercises, guest lectures, active participation in lectures, homework, self-learning, consultations, preparation and presentation of project/seminar assignments. |
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| 13. | Total number of course hours | 180 | |||||||||||
| 14. | Distribution of course hours | 3 + 3 | |||||||||||
| 15. | Forms of teaching | 15.1 | Lectures-theoretical teaching | 45 hours | |||||||||
| 15.2 | Exercises (laboratory, practice classes), seminars, teamwork | 45 hours | |||||||||||
| 16. | Other course activities | 16.1 | Projects, seminar papers | 30 hours | |||||||||
| 16.2 | Individual tasks | 30 hours | |||||||||||
| 16.3 | Homework and self-learning | 30 hours | |||||||||||
| 17. | Grading | ||||||||||||
| 17.1 | Exams | 30 points | |||||||||||
| 17.2 | Seminar work/project (presentation: written and oral) | 50 points | |||||||||||
| 17.3. | Activity and participation | 20 points | |||||||||||
| 17.4. | Final exam | 0 points | |||||||||||
| 18. | Grading criteria (points) | up to 50 points | 5 (five) (F) | ||||||||||
| from 51 to 60 points | 6 (six) (E) | ||||||||||||
| from 61 to 70 points | 7 (seven) (D) | ||||||||||||
| from 71 to 80 points | 8 (eight) (C) | ||||||||||||
| from 81 to 90 points | 9 (nine) (B) | ||||||||||||
| from 91 to 100 points | 10 (ten) (A) | ||||||||||||
| 19. | Conditions for acquiring teacher’s signature and for taking final exam | 60% from all required activities | |||||||||||
| 20. | Forms of assessment | Project presentation and oral exam | |||||||||||
| 21. | Language | Macedonian and English | |||||||||||
| 22. | Method of monitoring of teaching quality | Self-evaluation | |||||||||||
