Syllabus Application
ME 305
Power Electronics
Faculty
Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences
Semester
Spring 2025-2026
Course
ME 305 -
Power Electronics
Time/Place
Time
Week Day
Place
Date
08:40-11:30
Tue
FENS-L067
Feb 16-May 22, 2026
Level of course
Undergraduate
Course Credits
SU Credit:3, ECTS:6, Engineering:6
Prerequisites
-
Corequisites
ME 305L,ME 305R
Course Type
Lecture
Instructor(s) Information
Ali Fuat Ergenç
- Email: ali.ergenc@sabanciuniv.edu
Course Information
Catalog Course Description
This course deals with application of power semiconductor devices to the efficient conversion of electrical energy. Specific topics include circuit analysis, signal analysis and energy concepts in the power electronics systems; semiconductor switching devices (IGBTs, Thyristors, Diods etc.); topologies and design of switching power converters (AC-DC, DC-DC and DC-AC); control of switching power converters; application examples and case study.
Course Learning Outcomes:
| 1. | describe fundamental concepts of power electronics; recognize operation and analyze the basic switching power converters (dc-to-dc, ac-to-dc, dc-to-ac) with and without isolation |
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| 2. | use analysis methods as applied to the repetitively-switched electronic circuits for the conversion and regulation of electrical power flow |
| 3. | select power switching elements (transistors and diodes) and design basic dc-to-dc converters to satisfy given specification |
| 4. | understand operation and design basic magnetic structures (inductance and transformer) |
| 5. | apply mathematical modeling techniques and averaging of the switching circuits behavior |
| 6. | design control algorithms for switching power converters |
Course Objective
To provide students with the fundamental concepts of power electronics and to equip them for advanced study and research in the area. An introduction to the use of repetitively-switched electronic circuits for the conversion and regulation of electrical power. The basic converters and their steady-state analysis. Dynamic modeling analysis using the state-space averaging method. Fundamentals of inductor, transformer, and semiconductor switch design.
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Related to This Course:
| Affordable and Clean Energy | |
| Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure | |
| Climate Action |
Course Materials
Resources:
Book 1: (Ericson Book)
Ericson, Robert W., Maksimovic. Dragan. Fundamentals of Power Electronics Second Edition. 2004 Kluwer Academic Publishers New York, 2001. ISBN: 0-7923-7270-0
Book 2: (Kassakian Book)
Kassakian, John G., Martin F. Schlecht, and George C. Verghese. Principles of Power Electronics. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley, 1991. ISBN: 9780201096897.
Ericson, Robert W., Maksimovic. Dragan. Fundamentals of Power Electronics Second Edition. 2004 Kluwer Academic Publishers New York, 2001. ISBN: 0-7923-7270-0
Book 2: (Kassakian Book)
Kassakian, John G., Martin F. Schlecht, and George C. Verghese. Principles of Power Electronics. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley, 1991. ISBN: 9780201096897.
Technology Requirements:
Software:Matlab, Simulink , C
Devices: Signal Generator, Power Supply, Oscilloscope, microcontroller.
Devices: Signal Generator, Power Supply, Oscilloscope, microcontroller.