Course Title: Switched Mode Power Supplies
Part A: Course Overview
Course Title: Switched Mode Power Supplies
Credit Points: 12.00
Important Information:
Please check your Canvas course shell closer to when the course starts to see if this course requires mandatory in-person attendance. The delivery method of the course might have to change quickly in response to changes in the local state/national directive regarding in-person course attendance.
Terms
Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
EEET2386 |
City Campus |
Undergraduate |
125H Electrical & Computer Engineering |
Face-to-Face |
Sem 2 2012, Sem 2 2013, Sem 2 2014, Sem 2 2015, Sem 2 2016 |
EEET2386 |
City Campus |
Undergraduate |
172H School of Engineering |
Face-to-Face |
Sem 2 2017, Sem 2 2018, Sem 2 2019, Sem 2 2020, Sem 2 2021, Sem 2 2022 |
EEET2387 |
City Campus |
Postgraduate |
125H Electrical & Computer Engineering |
Face-to-Face |
Sem 2 2012, Sem 2 2013, Sem 2 2014, Sem 2 2015, Sem 2 2016 |
EEET2387 |
City Campus |
Postgraduate |
172H School of Engineering |
Face-to-Face |
Sem 2 2017, Sem 2 2018, Sem 2 2019, Sem 2 2020, Sem 2 2021, Sem 2 2022 |
Course Coordinator: Dr Richardt Wilkinson
Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3 9925 2104
Course Coordinator Email: richardt.wilkinson@rmit.edu.au
Course Coordinator Location: 10.08.15
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
EEET1316 Electrical Engineeering 1 or equivalent studies. You are expected to be able to analyse DC and AC circuits and be familiar with basic electronic components and semiconductors at the level provided by the relevant courses offered in the first two years of the Electrical and Biomedical and Electronic and Telecommunication Engineering undergraduate programs.
Course Description
This course will introduce you to the principles and practice of switched mode power supplies. Firstly the fundamental isolated power supply topologies are presented. Then you will learn about the switching and control processes required to use these topologies to produce a switched mode power supply with a regulated output. You will also design the magnetic components and auxiliary circuits required to make a switched mode circuit function.
Please note that if you take this course for a bachelor honours program, your overall mark in this course will be one of the course marks that will be used to calculate the weighted average mark (WAM) that will determine your award level. (This applies to students who commence enrolment in a bachelor honours program from 1 January 2016 onwards. See the WAM information web page for more information (www1.rmit.edu.au/browse;ID=eyj5c0mo77631).
Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development
At undergraduate level this course develops the following Program Learning Outcomes:
1.3 In-depth understanding of specialist bodies of knowledge within the engineering discipline.
2.1 Application of established engineering methods to complex engineering problem solving.
2.2 Fluent application of engineering techniques, tools and resources.
At postgraduate level this course develops the following Program Learning Outcomes:
• High levels of technical competence in the field.
• Be able to apply problem solving approaches to work challenges and make decisions using sound engineering methodologies.
On successful completion of this course, you will be able to:
- Select and design a switched mode power supply circuit to meet the requirements of a given application.
- Analyse and simulate the performance of a switched mode power supply.
- Design and implement closed loop regulator circuits for switched mode power supplies.
- Experimentally evaluate the performance of a switched mode power supply.
Overview of Learning Activities
The learning activities in this course include the study of theoretical principles, problem solving, design, simulation, and laboratory work. These activities take the form of student participation in tutorials / lectorials, supervised laboratory classes and individual study.
Overview of Learning Resources
The learning resources for this course include:
- Lecture Notes prepared by the teaching staff.
- Tutorial/Lectorial problems prepared by the teaching staff.
- Recommended reference books: See the course guide Part B available at the start of classes for the list of references.
- Simulation software is made available to students during allocated laboratory classes. See the course guide Part B for more details.
- Switched mode power supply hardware and test equipment is made available to students during allocated laboratory classes. See the course guide Part B for more details.
- Course content will be made available on Canvas.
Overview of Assessment
The assessment tasks for this course consist of laboratory tasks, tests and a final assignment to determine whether you have acquired the above listed capabilities.
This course has no hurdle requirements.
Assessment 1: Laboratory Tasks
Weighting 30%
Related Course Learning Outcomes 1, 2, 3 and 4
Assessment 2: Mid-Semester Test (Online Canvas Test)
The mid-semester test will be a limited duration (60 minutes) test available within a limited timeframe of 24 hours.
Weighting 15%
Related Course Learning Outcomes 1 and 2
Assessment 3: End-Semester Test (Online Canvas Test)
The end-semester test will be a limited duration (60 minutes) test available within a limited timeframe of 24 hours.
Weighting 15%
Related Course Learning Outcomes 1 and 2
Assessment 4: Final Assignment
Weighting 40%
Related Course Learning Outcomes 1, 2 and 3