Lecture notes and videos for EE 442 and ECG 642 Power Electronics, Fall 2022  

December 12 – final exam (comprehensive), 6 to 8 PM (practice final exam)  
December 7 – lec24_ee442_ecg642.pdf and lec24_ee442_ecg642_video – review for the final exam  
December 5 – lec23_ee442_ecg642.pdf and lec23_ee442_ecg642_video – charge pump circuits  
November 30 - no lecture
November 28 – lec22_ee442_ecg642.pdf and lec22_ee442_ecg642_video – introduction to thyristors including diacs, SCRs, and triacs
November 23 – grade course projects individually with students
November 21 – grade course projects individually with students  
November 16 – lec21_ee442_ecg642.pdf and lec21_ee442_ecg642_video – answer project questions 
November 14 – no lecture, Veteran's day observed
November 9 – lec20_ee442_ecg642.pdf and lec20_ee442_ecg642_video – answer project questions
November 7 – lec19_ee442_ecg642.pdf and lec19_ee442_ecg642_video – inverters for converting dc to ac
November 2 – lec18_ee442_ecg642.pdf and lec18_ee442_ecg642_video – the push-pull converter, full- and half-bridge converters  
October 31 – lec17_ee442_ecg642.pdf and lec17_ee442_ecg642_video – answer project questions, the Ćuk (pronounced “Chook”) converter
October 26 – lec16_ee442_ecg642.pdf and lec16_ee442_ecg642_video – operation and analysis of the Buck-Boost converter
October 24 – lec15_ee442_ecg642.pdf and lec15_ee442_ecg642_video – introduction to hysteretic control  
October 19 – lec14_ee442_ecg642.pdf and lec14_ee442_ecg642_video – discuss course projects  
October 17 – lec13_ee442_ecg642.pdf and lec13_ee442_ecg642_video – PWM feedback theory and design
October 12 – lec12_ee442_ecg642.pdf and lec12_ee442_ecg642_video – introduction to pulse-width modulation control (PWM.pdf)
October 10 – lec11_ee442_ecg642.pdf and lec11_ee442_ecg642_video – frequency response review, feedback theory overview 
October 5 – lec10_ee442_ecg642.pdf and lec10_ee442_ecg642_video – the Flyback converter (Flyback.pdf)  
October 3 – Midterm, closed book and notes (midterm_ee442_ecg642_f22.pdf)  
September 28 – lec9_ee442_ecg642.pdf and lec9_ee442_ecg642_video – review for test 1
September 26 – lec8_ee442_ecg642.pdf and lec8_ee442_ecg642_video – power MOSFETs and IGBTs, driver design and considerations    
September 21 – lec7_ee442_ecg642.pdf and lec7_ee442_ecg642_video – operation and analysis of the Boost switching power supply (Boost.pdf)  
September 19 – lec6_ee442_ecg642.pdf and lec6_ee442_ecg642_video – continue with Buck switching power supply design  
September 14 – lec5_ee442_ecg642.pdf and lec5_ee442_ecg642_video – the Buck DC-DC converter (Buck.pdf)  
September 12 – lec4_ee442_ecg642.pdf and lec4_ee442_ecg642_video – power and energy, capacitors and inductors, power factor  
September 7 – lec3_ee442_ecg642.pdf and lec3_ee442_ecg642_video – diode capacitance and reverse recovery time (storage time) (diode.pdf).

September 5 – Labor Day Recess

August 31 – lec2_ee442_ecg642.pdf and lec2_ee442_ecg642_video – full-wave, half-wave, and full-bridge rectifiers. Selection of filter capacitor.   

August 29 – lec1_ee442_ecg642.pdf and lec1_ee442_ecg642_video – course introduction, discuss residential wiring, and modeling/operation of transformers 

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