5 ECTS credits
140 h study time

Offer 1 with catalog number 4019143DNR for all students in the 1st semester at a (D) Master - preliminary level.

Semester
1st semester
Enrollment based on exam contract
Impossible
Grading method
Grading (scale from 0 to 20)
Can retake in second session
Yes
Enrollment Requirements
Alvorens men een inschrijving kan nemen voor 'Vermogenselektronica' moet men geslaagd zijn voor 'Elektrische machines'.
Taught in
Dutch
Faculty
Faculteit Ingenieurswetenschappen
Department
Industriële ingenieurswetenschappen
Educational team
Peter Van Den Bossche (course titular)
Guillaume Dotreppe
Arjen Mentens
Activities and contact hours
24 contact hours Lecture
24 contact hours Seminar, Exercises or Practicals
Course Content
Lecture:
"Power electronics" focuses on principles and applications of power electronic energy transfer devices, focusing on practical and industrial applications
  • the main types of switching with their characteristics
    • the diode, thyristor, power trnasistor, Mosfet, I.G.B.T.
  • the diode rectifiers
    • single phase and three phase
  • the controlled rectifiers
    • single phase and three phase
  • the d.c./d.c.-converters
    • non-isolated
    • isolated
  • the inverters
    • the modulation techniques
  • the variable-frequency drives
    • use with asynchronous induction motors
    • industrial applications

Laboratory Practicals:

The laboratory practicals support the theoretical course. The practicals should be prepared beforehand and are carried out independently by the student. 
 
Practicals involving mains electricity may only be performed when the student holds the BA4 certificate for the current academic year.
Course material
Digital course material (Required) : Vermogenelektronica: nota's bij het practicum, P. Van den Bossche, Canvas
Course text (Required) : Vermogenelektronica, P. Van den Bossche, VUB, 2220170009599, 2022
Digital course material (Required) : Vermogenelektronica: nota's, J. Wambacq, Canvas
Handbook (Recommended) : Power electronics, Converters, Applications, and Design, Mohan, Undeland, Robbins, 3de, Wiley, 9780471226932, 2003
Handbook (Recommended) : Control of Electrical Drives, W. Leonhard, 3de, Springer Verlag, 9783642626098, 2001
Handbook (Recommended) : Elektronische vermogencontrole, 1 Vermogenelektronica , J. Pollefliet, 8ste druk, BIB, 9789038225180, 2015
Handbook (Recommended) : Elektronische vermogencontrole, 2 Elektronische motorcontrole , J. Pollefliet, 8ste druk, BIB, 9789038225272, 2015
Course text (Required) : Elektriciteit-1, BA4: Gewaarschuwd voor de gevaren van elektriciteit, P. Van den Bossche, VUB, 2220170004105, 2017
Additional info
Description tutoring: after class, by appointment or via e-mail. 
 
The participation in practical exercises and laboratory practicals is obligatory.
 
Practicals involving mains electricity may only be performed when the student holds the BA4 certificate for the current academic year.
Learning Outcomes

Learning outcomes

  • MaLO_1 To possess advanced application-specific knowledge, understanding and skills in the specialty with attention to the latest developments in technology.
  • MaLO_3 To independently integrate and deepen previously acquired knowledge with a view to the opportunities for innovating practical implementations, whilst being aware of the limits of one's own competencies.
  • MaLO_4 To formulate and analyse complex problems within the specialty, and if necessary reduce them to manageable sub-problems, and to develop implementation-oriented design solutions with attention to the specific context.
  • MaLO_6 Starting from the acquired discipline-specific and interdisciplinary insights, to select, adapt or if necessary develop, and adequately apply advanced research, design and solution methods. To scientifically process the results, to motivate the adopted choices  based on application-oriented knowledge and the demands of the business context.
  • MaLO_10 To act with an engineering attitude in a  predominantly discipline-specific context: result-driven, with attention to planning and technical, economic and societal boundary conditions such as sustainability, assessment of risks and feasibility of the proposed approach or solution, focus on results and achieving effective solutions, innovative thinking.
  • MaLO_11 To work on a project in a primarily subject-specific context: to set goals, to monitor the goals and progress of the project. To function as a member of an (inter- and multidisciplinary) team, to start to lead, to be a bridge between management and workplace, to operate in an international or intercultural environment.  To report effectively.
  • MaLO_13 To weigh specifications and constraints and convert them into a high-quality system, product, service or process. To extract useful information from incomplete, contradictory or redundant data.
  • MaLO_14 To communicate orally and in writing about one's field in the language or languages relevant to the specialty.
  • MaLO_15 To present and communicate, both in language and graphics, information about the field to colleagues and laymen.
  • MaLO_16 To act in an ethically, professionally and socially responsible manner with attention to technical, economic, human and sustainability aspects.
  • MaSLO-EM_1 To have advanced, application-oriented knowledge, understanding and skills in electromechanics, with attention to the latest developments in technology and to the industrial setting.
  • MaSLO-EM_2 To analyse,  optimize and manage production processes and machines.
  • MaSLO-EM_4-MT To acquire depth in the electromechanical-engineering field of: Mechatronics.
 

Objectives

D1: understands the operation of various switching devices and has insight in their characteristics and usage (MaLO 1, 3, MaSLO EM 1)
D2: understands the operaton of various converters, their characteristics and usage opportunities  (MaLO 1, 3, 4, 6, MaSLO EM 1, 2)
D3: connects, operates and measures power electronic circuits in a safe way (MaLO 6, 10, 11, 13, 16, MaSLO EM 1, 2, 4 MT)
D4: interpreted the measurements and reports correctly (MaLO 6, 10, 11, 13, 16, MaSLO EM 1, 2, 4 MT)
 
AD1: reasons and acts in a structured and systematic manner (MaLO 3)
AD2: communicates in Dutch in a comprehensible and structured manner (MaLO 14)
AD3: develops a professional attitude  (MaLO 11,14,16)
 

Grading

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Other Exam determines 100% of the final mark.

Within the Other Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:

  • Other Exam with a relative weight of 100 which comprises 100% of the final mark.

    Note: Exam moment 1st session:
    Lectures: oral exam (presentation project) 75% (not transferred to 2nd session)
    Practicals: reports 25% (immediately transferred to 2nd session)
    Exam moment 2de session:
    Lectures: oral exam 75%
    Practicals: reports 25% (immediately transferred from 1st session)

    Practicals are accesible only to students holding a valid BA4 certificate for the current academic year.
    Not following the laboratory regulations while preparing, performingf or reportingf practicals may result in a zero (0) score for the considered practicals.

Additional info regarding evaluation

An illegitimate absence of more than 25 % at the laboratory practicals leads to an absent quotation for the laboratory practicals. The sanctions taken inthe first exam session are transferred to the second exam session.

 
Allowed unsatisfactory mark
The supplementary Teaching and Examination Regulations of your faculty stipulate whether an allowed unsatisfactory mark for this programme unit is permitted.

Academic context

This offer is part of the following study plans:
Master of Electromechanical Engineering Technology: elektromechanica met profiel duurzame energie (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Electromechanical Engineering Technology: elektromechanica met profiel mechatronica (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Electromechanical Engineering Technology: elektromechanica met profiel vervoertechnologie (only offered in Dutch)