Basic electronics
Analogue electronics
Electrical physics
Students who study the subject adquire and develop the following knowledge and skills:
1. General basic knowledge of the area of study.
2. Capacity for analysis and synthesis in the study and design of power circuits.
3. Skills for the management of the information received from different sources, especially from manufactures datasheets
4. Use of simulators in order to study power transitories
PART I: ELECTRONICS OF CONTROL
1.- Microcontrollers
1.1- Introduction, history and evolution.
1.2. PIC 16 and AT90S of Atmel.
2.-PLC
2.1- Introduction and history.
2.2- Structures and hardware.
2.3- Programming.
2.4- Examples.
PART II: POWER ELECTRONICS
1.-Circuits for power conversion
1.1 Introduction, active and passive components.
1.2- Switch mode DC-DC converters.
1.3- Small signal analysis.
1.4- Switched mode power supplies.
1.5- AC-AC converters.
2. - Motor drivers
2.1- Continuous motor driver.
2.2- Asynchronous motor driver.
2.3- Brushless motor driver.
2.4- Stepper motor driver.
3. - Power devices
3.1- Diode.
3.2- BJT.
3.3- MOSFET.
3.4- IGBT.
3.5- SCR.
Laboratory practice:
PIC 16f84/83 microcontrollers control programming for a four channels light control
Lectures are given and, after every subtopic, a manufacturer application note is studied. This application note contains the integrated circuit acting as paradigm of the topic explained.
In every theory block, problems for the students to solve at home are posed and should be handed in to the teacher for continuous evaluation purposes. Likewise, in these classes, problems for the students to solve in situ are also posed (in order to motivate participation)
The practices part is carried out in groups of two people and allows many degrees of freedom in order for students to make design decisions, at the maturity level expected. Practices last almost for the whole course, with a lot of contact with the teacher during the whole construction of the practices (preliminary design, final design, construction and tests)
To improve the students yield, they have the possibility of making personalized consultations on the subject, at a contents level as to do with anything involved with the students (studying techniques, practical designs, decisive problems correction
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The subject is subdivided in two clearly different parts: a theoretical part and a practical part. Each one of these parts is evaluated separately and must be passed separately to pass the subject.
If the two parts are passed, the subject´s final mark is the arithmetical average of the theory mark and the practices mark, being 0.8 and 0.2 respectively. In the case of failing the theory, the subject´s global mark is the theory mark considering the practices have been handed in. In case of not attending to either of the two parts, the subject´s final mark is NP (Not Presented).
Theoretical part evaluation:
A. Conventional evaluation
D. House working
G. Simulations results.
The mark for the theoretical part is obtained from the partial exams done during the course. The exams only consist of problems solving. Assignments which have been done at home complement this mark in case of doubt.
This subject has two partial exams. The geometric means of the first one and the second one is done and if the average is equal or above five, the subject is considered a pass. In September, students must do an exam for the whole course. The subject will be passed if the mark obtained in this exam is a five or above.
Practices evaluation
The practices have a value between 0 and 10 points according to the previous quality study, the design, the assembly, the memory and the presentation.
Target 1
Students have to prove they have the basic necessary knowledge related to the subject [A,I]
Target 2
Students must solve and design any problem posed in the area of power electronics [D,L]
Target 3
Students have to be capable of explaining what information is important and which is irrelevant in a given problem. [D,F]
Target 4
Students must able to work with the computer as an analysis and design tool, as previous step to the study of the implementation of any design [E, G]
M.H. Rashid, Power Electronics. Circuits, Devices and Applications, Prentice Hall
Mohan, Undelad & Robbins, Power Electronics: Converters, Application and Design, John Wiley & Sons
Henri Lilen, Tiristores y Triacs, Marcombo (Boixareu Editores)
THOMSON CSF, The Power Transistor in its environment
THOMSON CDF, Le Transistor de Puissance dans la conversion d'energie
SGS-THOMSON, Power Transistors Application Manual
SGS-THOMSON, Thyristors & Triacs Application Manual
SGS-THOMSON, Power Bipolar Transistor DataBook
SGS-THOMSON, Power Modules DataBook
FUJI ELECTRIC, Fuji Power Transistors Application Manual
FUJI ELECTRIC, Advancing Power Transistor and their Applications to Electronic Power Converters
Pressman, Switching and linear power supply, Hayden, 1977
B.W. Williams, Power Electronics. Devices, Drivers and Applications, MacMillan, 1986