Course vitals and information

Schedule

The course comprises of 28 lectures of 75 minutes:

Lectures: Saturday & Monday, 15:00 -16:30, (Virtual)

Examinations: There will be one midterm exam and one final exam.

Grading

There are three components of the assessment in this course:

Homework: 15% overall weight

Mid-term exam: 40% overall weight

Final exam: 45% overall weight

Assessment task due dates are given in the course schedule.

Mid-term and final exams are open-book 3 hours written examinations, covering all aspects of the course that have been presented in the lectures. The examination tests analytical and critical thinking and general understanding of the course material. Assessment is a graded mark according the correct fraction of the answers to the exam questions.

Textbook

Lecture notes

Reference books:

The following references may be useful for further reading:

Erickson and Maksimovic, Fundamentals of Power Electronics, 2nd edition, Kluwer 2001
Luo, Fang Lin, Synchronous and Resonant DC/DC Conversion Technology, Energy Factor, and Mathematical Modeling," CRC Press, 2005.
Kazimierczuk M. K., Czarkowski, D., Resonant Power Converters, Wiley-Interscience, 1995
Issa Batarseh, Power Electronic Circuits, John Wiley & Sons, 2003.
Fred C. Lee (editor), High-Frequency Resonant, Quasi-Resonant, and Multi-Resonant Converters, Virginia Polytechnic Inst, 1989.

Other Matters

Academic Honesty and Plagiarism

Plagiarism is the unacknowledged use of other people's work, including the copying of assignment works and laboratory results from other students. Plagiarism is considered a serious offence by the University and severe penalties may apply. For more information about plagiarism, please refer to http://www.lc.sharif.ir/plagiarism.

All submitted reports and assignments must have an attached cover-sheet that declares that the work detailed in the report/assignment is entirely that of the named student(s) only. The form is available from the web site of Electrical Engineering Department.

Continual Course Improvement

Students are advised that the course is under constant revision in order to improve the learning outcomes of its students. Please forward any feedback on the course to the course convener or via the Course and Teaching Evaluation and Improvement Process.

Administrative Matters

On issues and procedures regarding such matters as special needs, equity and diversity, occupational heath and safety, enrolment, rights, and general expectations of students, please refer to the School policies, see http://ee.sharif.edu.ir/