John Salmon

Professor, Faculty of Engineering - Electrical & Computer Engineering Dept
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Fall Term 2024 (1890)

ECE 401 - Power Electronics

3 units (fi 8)(EITHER, 3-0-3/2)

Introduction to power electronics. AC-DC conversion. DC-AC conversion. DC-DC conversion. AC-AC conversion. Prerequisite: ECE 302 or E E 340. Credit may be obtained in only one of ECE 401 or E E 431.

LECTURE A1 (46743)

2024-09-03 - 2024-12-09
TR 09:30 - 10:50

Winter Term 2025 (1900)

ECE 432 - Variable Speed Drives

3 units (fi 8)(EITHER, 3-0-3/2)

Introduction to variable speed drives. Frequency, phase and vector control of induction motors. Dynamic models for induction motors. Permanent magnet synchronous and brushless dc motor drives. Prerequisite: ECE 332 or E E 332. Credit may be obtained in only one of ECE 432 or E E 432.

LECTURE B1 (72098)

2025-01-06 - 2025-04-09
MWF 11:00 - 11:50



ECE 531 - Industrial Drive Systems

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-3/2)

Variable speed control of induction motors; soft-starts. Utility interface of drives; pwm, csi and vvi drive systems; slip-energy recovery drives; medium voltage drives; application issues of industrial drive systems. Prerequisite: E E 332 and E E 431 or equivalent.

LECTURE B1 (78886)

2025-01-06 - 2025-04-09
MWF 11:00 - 11:50

LAB H51 (78888)

2025-01-06 - 2025-04-09
F 14:00 - 16:50