Courses:

Course Info

• Course Number / Code:
• 6.334 (Spring 2007) 
• Course Title:
• Power Electronics 
• Course Level:
• Graduate 
• Offered by :
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
  Massachusetts, United States  
• Department:
• Electrical Engineering and Computer Science 
• Course Introduction:
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  6.334 Power Electronics
  
  
  
  

  Spring 2007

  
  
  

  
  
  

  Course Highlights

  
  
  

  
  
  6.334 Power Electronics
  
  
  
  

  Spring 2007

  
  
  

  

  A bidirectional DC/DC converter for automotive applications. (Image by David Perreault.)

  
  
  

  Course Description

  
  
  

  6.334 examines the application of electronics to energy conversion and control. Topics covered include: modeling, analysis, and control techniques; design of power circuits including inverters, rectifiers, and DC-DC converters; analysis and design of magnetic components and filters; and characteristics of power semiconductor devices. Numerous application examples will be presented such as motion control systems, power supplies, and radio-frequency power amplifiers. The course is worth 6 engineering design points.

  
  
  

  Technical Requirements

  
  
  

  Special software is required to use some of the files in this course: .lib, .slb, and .cir.

  
  

  *Some translations represent previous versions of courses.