Title :
Power electronics laboratory combined with digital regulators
Author :
Hoff, E.S. ; Fuglseth, T.P. ; Kulka, A. ; Undeland, T.M.
Author_Institution :
Norwegian Univ. of Sci. & Technol., Trondheim
Abstract :
Power electronics laboratory for 4th year masters students has been combined with digital voltage regulator design. This has been done to let the students get practical experience with the interactions between hardware and software. Relational and instrumental understandings are compared as methods of introducing the lab. A questionnaire surprisingly shows least learning effect for relational understanding, probably because it pulled focus away from inductive teaching which is important for student motivation
Keywords :
digital circuits; educational aids; power electronics; power engineering education; teaching; voltage regulators; 4th year masters students; digital voltage regulator design; inductive teaching; learning effect; power electronics laboratory; relational understanding; student motivation; Control theory; Digital signal processing; Education; Educational products; Hardware; Industrial relations; Instruments; Laboratories; Regulators; Voltage control; Converter control; DSP; Education tool; Educational methodology; Teaching;
Conference_Titel :
Power Electronics and Applications, 2005 European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Dresden
Print_ISBN :
90-75815-09-3
DOI :
10.1109/EPE.2005.219563
