Semiconductor Devices and Circuits 2

Course Number:
EET 231
Transcript Title:
Semiconductor Devices and Circuits 2
Created:
Aug 10, 2022
Updated:
Jul 11, 2023
Total Credits:
5
Lecture Hours:
40
Lecture / Lab Hours:
0
Lab Hours:
30
Satisfies Cultural Literacy requirement:
No
Satisfies General Education requirement:
No
Grading Options
A-F, P/NP, Audit
Default Grading Options
A-F
Repeats available for credit:
0
Prerequisites

EET 221

Course Description

Explores modern applications of semiconductor devices with a focus on power electronics. Utilizes insulated gate bipolar transistors (IGBTs) to study the operation of buck and boost choppers, battery chargers, and pulse width modulated (PWM) inverters. Examines the construction and theory of operation of thyristors and their use in rectifiers, inverters, and motor drives. Prerequisites: EET 221. Audit available.

Course Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

  1. Identify power electronic applications of semiconductor devices.
  2. Apply semiconductor principles to analyze the operation of DC to DC, AC to DC, and DC to AC converters.
  3. Apply semiconductor principles to analyze the use of IGBTs and thyristors in controlling DC and AC power.
  4. Build and troubleshoot circuits by interpreting schematic diagrams, using instrumentation tools and computer software to observe circuit characteristics.

Suggested Outcome Assessment Strategies

In class worksheets, quizzes, exams, and lab practical.

Course Activities and Design

The determination of teaching strategies used in the delivery of outcomes is generally left to the discretion of the instructor. Here are some strategies that you might consider when designing your course: lecture, small group/forum discussion, flipped classroom, dyads, oral presentation, role play, simulation scenarios, group projects, service learning projects, hands-on lab, peer review/workshops, cooperative learning (jigsaw, fishbowl), inquiry based instruction, differentiated instruction (learning centers), graphic organizers, etc.

Course Content

Outcome #1: Identify power electronics applications of semiconductor devices.

  • converting (DC to DC)
  • rectifying (AC to DC)
  • inverting (DC to AC)
  • controlling

Outcome #2: Apply semiconductor principles to analyze the operation of DC to DC, AC to DC, and DC to AC converters.

  • converting (DC to DC)
    • buck chopper (IGBT)
    • boost chopper (IGBT)
    • buck/boost chopper (IGBT)
    • four-quadrant chopper (IGBT)
  • rectifying (AC to DC)
    • three phase AC thyristor rectifier
  • inverting (DC to AC)
    • three phase AC thyristor inverter
    • single phase pulse width modulated inverter (IGBT)
    • three phase pulse width modulated inverter (IGBT)

Outcome #3: Apply semiconductor principles to analyze the use of IGBTs and thyristors in controlling DC and AC power.

  • control of thyristors
    • phase angle modulation
    • burst firing
  • thyristor control of single phase AC
  • thyristor control of three phase AC
    • 4S, 6D, 3S, 3D
  • battery charger (IGBT)
  • solid state relay (SSR)
    • zero voltage switching
  • motor drives (SCR)

Outcome #4: Gather, plot, interpret, and communicate data from analysis and experiments.

  • Instrumentation and equipment: oscilloscope, DMM, function generator, power supply, LVDAC-EMS trainer
  • Circuits: chopper, rectifier, inverter, battery charger, thyristor control
  • Software: LVDAC-EMS

Department Notes

Semiconductor Devices: Theory and Application by James M. Fiore