Exploring term Fall 2023 Change
- ACAN: Arts of Canada
- ADMN: Public Administration
- AE: Art Education
- AGEI: Ageing
- AHVS: Art History and Visual Studies
- ANTH: Anthropology
- ART: Visual Arts
- ARTS: Arts
- ASL: American Sign Language
- ASTR: Astronomy
- ATWP: Academic and Technical Writing Program
- BCMB: Biochemistry and Microbiology
- BIOC: Biochemistry
- BIOL: Biology
- BME: Biomedical Engineering
- CE: Community Engagement
- CHEM: Chemistry
- CIVE: Civil Engineering
- COM: Commerce
- CS: Canadian Studies
- CSC: Computer Science
- CW: Creative Writing (En'owkin Centre)
- CYC: Child and Youth Care
- DHUM: Digital Humanities
- DSST: Disability Studies (DSS)
- ECE: Electrical and Computer Engineering
- ECON: Economics
- ED-D: Educational Psychology and Leadership Studies
- ED-P: Curriculum and Instruction Studies
- EDCI: Curriculum and Instruction Studies
- EDUC: Education
- ENGR: Engineering
- ENSH: English
- ENT: Entrepreneurship
- EOS: Earth and Ocean Sciences
- EPHE: Exercise Science, Physical and Health Education
- ER: Environmental Restoration
- ES: Environmental Studies
- EUS: European Studies
- FA: Fine Arts
- FRAN: French and Francophone Studies
- GDS: Global Development Studies
- GEOG: Geography
- GMST: Germanic Studies
- GNDR: Gender Studies
- GREE: Greek
- GRS: Greek and Roman Studies
- HDCC: Human Dimensions of Climate Change
- HINF: Health Information Science
- HLTH: Health
- HS: Health and Society
- HSD: Human and Social Development
- HSTR: History
- HUMA: Humanities
- IB: International Business
- ICDG: Indigenous Community Development and Governance
- IED: Indigenous Education
- IGOV: Indigenous Governance
- INGH: Indigenous Health Studies
- INTS: International Health Studies
- IS: Indigenous Studies
- ISP: Intercultural Studies and Practice
- ITAL: Italian
- LAS: Latin American Studies
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- LAW: Law
- LING: Linguistics
- MATH: Mathematics
- MDIA: Media Studies
- MECH: Mechanical Engineering
- MEDI: Medieval Studies
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- MICR: Microbiology
- MRNE: Marine Science
- MUS: Music
- NURS: Nursing
- PAAS: Pacific and Asian Studies
- PHIL: Philosophy
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- PORT: Portuguese
- PSYC: Psychology
- RCS: Religion, Culture and Society
- SCIE: Science
- SENG: Software Engineering
- SJS: Social Justice Studies
- SLST: Slavic Studies
- SMGT: Service Management
- SOCI: Sociology
- SOCW: Social Work
- SOSC: Social Science
- SPAN: Spanish
- STAT: Statistics
- TCA: Transformative Climate Action
- THEA: Theatre
- TS: Technology and Society
- VIRS: Visiting International Research Studies
- VKUR: Valerie Kuehne Undergraduate Research Award
- WRIT: Writing
- ECE216: Electricity and Magnetism
- ECE220: Electrical Properties of Materials
- ECE241: Digital Design
- ECE242: Discrete Structures in Engineering
- ECE250: Linear Circuits I
- ECE255: Introduction to Computer Architecture
- ECE260: Continuous-Time Signals and Systems
- ECE299: Introduction to Electrical and Computer Engineering Design
- ECE300: Linear Circuits II
- ECE310: Digital Signal Processing I
- ECE320: Electronic Devices I
- ECE330: Electronic Circuits I
- ECE335: Biosensors and Instrumentation
- ECE340: Applied Electromagnetics and Photonics
- ECE350: Communications Theory and Systems I
- ECE355: Microprocessor-Based Systems
- ECE356: Engineering System Software
- ECE360: Control Theory and Systems I
- ECE363: Communication Networks
- ECE365: Applied Electronics and Electrical Machines
- ECE370: Electromechanical Energy Conversion
- ECE380: Electronic Circuits II
- ECE399: Design Project I
- ECE402: Biomedical Imaging Modalities
- ECE403: Optimization for Machine Learning
- ECE404: Microwaves and Fiber Optics
- ECE405: Error Control Coding
- ECE406: Applied Cryptography
- ECE407: Digital Signal Processing II
- ECE410: Power Electronics
- ECE412: Electronic Devices II
- ECE417: Software Defined Radio
- ECE420: Nanotechnology
- ECE426: Robotics
- ECE427: Photovoltaics
- ECE434: Biophotonics
- ECE435: Medical Image Processing
- ECE440: Human Factors in Engineering
- ECE441: Design of Digital and VLSI Systems
- ECE448: Cyber-System Security
- ECE449: Computer Systems and Architecture
- ECE450: Communications Theory and Systems II
- ECE452: Optical Communication Technology
- ECE453: Antennas and Propagation
- ECE454: Engineering Components for Wireless Systems
- ECE455: Real Time Computer Systems Design Project
- ECE456: Wireless and Mobile Communications
- ECE457: Parallel and Cluster Computing
- ECE459: Applications of Digital Signal Processing Techniques
- ECE460: Control Theory and Systems II
- ECE461: Dynamics and Control of Switched Mode Power Supplies
- ECE462: Motor Drive Dynamics
- ECE463: Design and Analysis of Computer Networks
- ECE466: System-on-Chip Engineering for Signal Processing
- ECE470: Artificial Intelligence
- ECE471: Computer Vision
- ECE481: Analog VLSI Systems
- ECE482: Electrical Drive Systems
- ECE483: Digital Video Processing
- ECE484: Audio Signal Processing
- ECE485: Data Analysis and Pattern Recognition
- ECE486: Multiresolution Signal and Geometry Processing With C++
- ECE488: Electrical Power Systems
- ECE490: Directed Studies
- ECE496A: Selected Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering
- ECE496B: Selected Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering
- ECE496C: Selected Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering
- ECE496D: Selected Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering
- ECE498: Honours Thesis
- ECE499: Design Project II
ECE410
Power Electronics
Electronics in energy conversion and control. Circuits with switches and diodes. Electrical and thermal characteristics of power semiconductor devices: diodes and thyristors; bipolar, field effect and insulated gate transistors. Phase controlled converters: ac-to-ac and ac-to-dc. Dc-to-dc converters including switching regulators. Voltage source inverters. Pulse-width modulation and harmonic elimination techniques. Emphasis on device limitations, computer aided analysis and system control. Application examples including solar power conversion and battery chargers.
Lecture: 3h
Lab: 1.5h
Tutorial: 0h
Credits: 1.5