Physics 541: Power Electronics
SUNY Cortland
Fall 2015
Homework| Due | Reading | Problems | Posted |
| Due | Reading | Problems | Posted |
| Sept. 1 | Mohan Chapter 1.1-1.7 | Aug. 26 | |
| Sept. 3 | Mohan Chapter 2.1-2.2, 2.4-2.6, 2.8, 2.10 | Aug. 26 | |
| Sept. 8 | Mohan Chapter 2.12 and 3.1-3.2.3.3 | Sept. 4 | |
| Sept. 10 | Mohan Chapter 3.2.4 | 2.2 | Sept. 4 |
| Sept. 22 | Chapter 5 | Three phase portion of this task | Sept. 15 |
| Sept. 24 | Sept. 21 | ||
| Sept. 29
Lab day, meet 4:25-7:15pm, | Chapter 7.1-7.3, Instructions for lab on DC->DC Buck converters and the TL494 Data Sheet for converter control. | Mohan 3.1, 3.2, 3.3-3.5 using figures a,d,g, 3.7 including a sketch of your circuit, and 3.9 | Sept. 21 |
| Oct. 1 | No Class Tuesday was a double class. | Oct. 14 | |
| Oct. 6 | Review and Lab continuation | Oct. 14 | |
| Oct. 8 | Alumni Lecture. | Oct. 1 | |
| Oct. 13
Double day Session 1 4:25-5:40 | In class Exam | Oct. 14 | |
| Oct. 13
Double day Session 2 6:10-7:30 | Chapter 7.3 | Oct. 14 | |
| Oct. 15
No Class | Oct. 14 | ||
| Oct. 20 | Fall Break | Oct. 21 | |
| Oct. 22 | 7.4-7.6 | Dec. 21 | |
| Oct. 27 | 7.7-7.8, 8.1-8.2 | 5.1, 5.6 (shouldn't be an involved problem), 5.18-use LTspice,
5.23, 5.29-use LTspice, 7.1, 7.2, 7.6-use LTspice and pick one:
5.16 or 5.25
You must use a snubbing diode, an RC circuit in parallel and a diode in parallel, to have your simulations finish in a reasonable time . I recommend R=1k and C=0.1uF. | Oct. 21 |
| Oct. 29 | |||
| Nov. 3 | |||
| Nov. 5 | Regulatory overview for PV systems, intro to CAD some notes | ||
| Nov. 10 | CAD, plotplan example today's task | ||
| Nov. 12 | Finish example | ||
| Nov. 17 | Maximum voltage and String calculations, ASHRAE
data some notes, a panel spec sheet, and an inverter spec sheet. | ||
| Nov. 19 | Overview of NEC 2014, definitions NFPA 70, National Electrical Code 2014 sections 690, 310, 240, and 250. | ||
| Nov. 24 | Ampacity calculations, insulation, conduit sizing,
conduit material some notes | ||
| Nov. 25 | Thanksgiving Break today | ||
| Dec. 1 | Review and project workday. | Chapters 7 and 8 | |
| Dec. 3 | Exam #2. | ||
| Dec. 8 | Project workday | ||
| Dec. 10 | Project workday |