Collection

2015 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Raghav Khanna

An Applied Approach to Teaching Modern Power Electronics Dr. Raghav Khanna, University of ToledoUniversity level power electronics courses have been offered for a number of years, even prior tothe emergent demand for renewable energy and electric vehicles. However, these courses weretaught in the conventional “textbook” manner, with little to no emphasis on current industrystandards [1]. During the spring semester of 2015, the author taught a modern version of PowerElectronics at Bucknell University, with a particular emphasis on industry standards, and trend-setters in next generation power electronics. The course begins as conventional power electroniccourses do, with an introduction to low voltage