Power Electronics

ELEC 324
Closed
Humber College
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Professor of Electrical Engineering
1
Timeline
  • September 6, 2021
    Experience start
  • September 15, 2021
    Project Scope Meeting
  • October 19, 2021
    Project Literature Survey
  • November 23, 2021
    Project Design Simulation
  • December 19, 2021
    BOM completion
  • January 18, 2022
    Prototype building
  • May 1, 2022
    Experience end
Experience
1 projects wanted
Dates set by experience
Preferred organizations
Anywhere
Any
Any industries
Categories
Skills
power electronics test equipment
Student goals and capabilities

Team of 2 to 3 students will work on designing, building and testing of power electronics circuits. A complete prototype can be built in our making lab and can be tested using high quality test equipment under the supervision of qualified and experienced professors.

Students
Diploma
Any level
40 students
Project
60 hours per student
Students self-assign
Teams of 3
Expected outcomes and deliverables
  • Analysis and simulations
  • Demonstration and documentations
  • 20 min presentation in December, and 20 min. in May
  • Circuit design and test results
  • working prototype
Project timeline
  • September 6, 2021
    Experience start
  • September 15, 2021
    Project Scope Meeting
  • October 19, 2021
    Project Literature Survey
  • November 23, 2021
    Project Design Simulation
  • December 19, 2021
    BOM completion
  • January 18, 2022
    Prototype building
  • May 1, 2022
    Experience end
Project Examples

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Design of energy harvesting power supplies

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Design of Active Harmonics Filter and Power Factor Correction Circuits

Design of solar MPPT (maximum power point tracking)

AC and DC motor drives

Prototypes building and testing of power electronics equipment

Organizations must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:

Be available for a quick phone call with the instructor to initiate your relationship and confirm your scope in an appropriate fit.

The students and their supervisor, should be allowed to publish their research results in international scientific journals. (can be negotiated) Provide funds for any material costs required for building the prototype. Provide a dedicated contact to answer periodic emails or phone calls over the duration of the project. Be available to participate in the midterm and final presentations