ECE6156 Advanced power electronics
Faculty of Engineering
ECE6156 Advanced power electronics is a level 6, 0-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Engineering. It isn't offered in 2025. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 0
- Offered in 2025
- Not offered
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2025 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before ECE6156
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
After ECE6156
No unit lists ECE6156 as a prerequisite in the 2025 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Available to PhD students only. The unit assumes that you have the necessary foundational knowledge.
Equivalent units
The same content under another code. Only one of them counts.
Overview
This unit presents an extensive range of power electronic converter applications with a focus on renewable energy resources integration. The unit starts with modelling of DC/DC and DC/AC converters and then continues to design various voltage/current closed-loop controllers for these converters. The designed closed-loop control systems are then extended to applications of these converters in renewable energy grid integration contexts such as wind and solar resources. Additionally, other advanced applications of power electronic converters such as static compensators, active filters, power factor correctors, energy storage systems, grid forming inverters, etc. are introduced.
Offerings in 2025
The 2025 handbook lists no offerings for ECE6156.
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Formulate models of various power DC/DC and DC/AC electronic converters.
- 2
Design and analyse closed-loop controllers for DC/DC and DC/AC power electronic converters.
- 3
Demonstrate the use of power electronic converters in a wide range of applications including power systems and renewable energy grid integration.
- 4
Generate simulations of power converters for renewable energy grid integration and various ancillary services in the power system.
- 5
Experimentally assess the performance of the closed-loop control of power electronic systems such as active filters and static compensators.
Workload and teaching
The minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of 3-6 hours of scheduled learning activities and 6-9 hours of independent study per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher-directed learning, peer-directed learning and online engagement. Independent study may include associated readings, assessment and preparation for scheduled activities.
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for ECE6156?
ECE6156 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is ECE6156 offered?
ECE6156 has no offerings listed in the 2025 handbook.
How much work is ECE6156?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.