Physics 541: Power Electronics
SUNY Cortland
Fall 2014
Homework| Due | Reading | Problems | Posted |
| Due | Reading | Problems | Posted |
| Aug. 26 | Simpson Chapter 9.1, 9.4, and 9.6-9.7 | Aug. 27 | |
| Aug. 28 | Simpson Chapter 9.8 | Aug. 27 | |
| Sept. 2 | Simpson Chapter 10.1-10.5 | Aug. 27 | |
| Sept. 4 | Simpson Chapter 10.6-10.24 | Aug. 27 | |
| Sept. 9 | Your Op Amp summary paper. | Sept. 12 | |
| Sept. 11 | Group presentation of opAmp circuits | Sept. 12 | |
| Sept. 16 | Rashid Chapter 1 | Sept. 12 | |
| Sept. 18 | Instructions for lab on voltage regulators and power transistors. Data Sheet for LM317 from Texas Instruments | Simpson 9.18, 10.7 Bring to class a stripped down version of Figure 1 from the LM317 datasheet. Figure 1 shows a very robust example application the LM317 (with further filtering, and protection in the case of a short between Vo and ground). Your stripped down version will have all optional components removed. (Hint look at the datasheet notes). | Sept. 17 |
| Sept. 23 | Rashid Chapter 2 | Oct. 1 | |
| Sept. 25 | Voltage regulator and power transistor lab due. | Oct. 1 | |
| Sept. 30 | In class Exam | ||
| Oct. 2 | Rashid Chapter 3 | Oct. 1 | |
| Oct. 7 | Sept. 25 | ||
| Oct. 9 | Instructions for Diode Rectifier Lab | Rashid Problems 2.6, 2.9 (How would you improve the current sharring between the diodes?), 2.14, 2.26, 2.29, 2.37. | Oct. 1 |
| Oct. 14 | Independent completion of diode rectifiers lab. | Oct. 7 | |
| Oct. 16 | Rashid Chapter 4 | Oct. 7 | |
| Oct. 21 | Fall Break today | ||
| Oct. 23 | Rashid Chapter 5.1-5.4 and 5.9.1 | Dec. 11 | |
| Oct. 28 | Instructions for DC to DC spice simulations | Dec. 11 | |
| Oct. 30 | Rashid Chapter 5.5-5.7 and 5.9.2 | Dec. 11 | |
| Nov. 4 | DC to DC Spice Simulations due. | Dec. 11 | |
| Nov. 6 | Rashid Chapter 5.10 | Dec. 11 | |
| Nov. 11 | Instructions for DC to DC circuit build Lab and datasheet for TL494. | Dec. 11 | |
| Nov. 13 | Rashid Chapter 6 | Dec. 11 | |
| Nov. 18 | Arduinos | Dec. 11 | |
| Nov. 20 | NFPA 70, National Electrical Code 2014 sections 690, 310, 240, and 250. | DC to DC build lab due. | Dec. 11 |
| Nov. 25 | Dec. 11 | ||
| Nov. 27 | Thanksgiving Break today | ||
| Dec. 2 | Project Workday. | Dec. 11 | |
| Dec. 4 | Project Presentations. | Dec. 11 |