Power Semiconductor Device and Integration Technology (UESTC) UESTC4032

  • Academic Session: 2024-25
  • School: School of Engineering
  • Credits: 20
  • Level: Level 4 (SCQF level 10)
  • Typically Offered: Semester 1
  • Available to Visiting Students: No
  • Collaborative Online International Learning: No

Short Description

Power semiconductor technologies are critical to modern power conditioning and delivery systems and to the recent growth in electric vehicles. This course introduces the most important power electronic devices, and how they can be integrated into analogue power systems, so that students both understand power semiconductor fundamentals but can also perform specific analysis and design of devices which are of modern industrial relevance-including diodes, bipolar transistors, thyristors, MOSFETs and IGBTs.

Timetable

Course will be delivered continuously in the traditional manner at UESTC.

Requirements of Entry

None

Excluded Courses

None

Co-requisites

None

Assessment

75% Degree Examination

10% Report on designing a power semiconductor device by simulation

15% Oral presentation on the design.

Main Assessment In: December

Are reassessment opportunities available for all summative assessments? No

Reassessments are normally available for all courses, except those which contribute to the Honours classification. For non-Honours courses, students are offered reassessment in all or any of the components of assessment if the satisfactory (threshold) grade for the overall course is not achieved at the first attempt. This is normally grade D3 for undergraduate students and grade C3 for postgraduate students. Exceptionally it may not be possible to offer reassessment of some coursework items, in which case the mark achieved at the first attempt will be counted towards the final course grade. Any such exceptions for this course are described below. 

Exceptions to Reassessment

It is not possible to offer in-class tests outside of the normal timetabled sessions

Course Aims

The aim of this course is to introduce modern power semiconductor devices, and enhance skills of analysis, problem solving and expression.

Intended Learning Outcomes of Course

By the end of this course students will be able to:

■ Explain the fundamentals of power semiconductor devices.

■ Analyse mechanisms of characteristics.

■ Critically evaluate industry relevant conventional solutions for improving performance.

■ Communicates effectively on complex mechanisms and corresponding solutions with technical and non- technical audiences.

■ Applying basic junction terminal technology to propose solutions and analyse their advantages and disadvantages.

Minimum Requirement for Award of Credits

Students must submit at least 75% by weight of the components (including examinations) of the course's summative assessment.

Students must attend the timetabled laboratory classes.