Course Weekly Lecture Plan

Week	Topic
1	Introduction, brief outline and the main purpose of this course.
2	Switching characteristics of semiconductor devices: nonideal characteristics of semiconductor switches, equivalent circuits that model these characteristics. Switching of BJT. MOSFET circuit model which approximates the behavior of the switch during on, off, and transition states.
3	Switching waveforms for diode, thyristor and MOSFET, reverse recovery current of diode.
4	Origin of losses in semiconductor switching devices, conduction and switching losses, rms values of some common waveforms, reliability, heat flow and thermal resistance.
5	Holiday (Republic Day of Türkiye)
6	Electrical equivalent circuit for heat transfer, heat sink selection at steady-state, transient thermal impedance, practical tips on the mounting semiconductor device to the heat sink.
7	Semiconductor device ratings, rated voltage rated current, safe operating area, inrush current, overcurrent protection methods, overvoltage protection methods, transient voltage suppressors, MOVs (Metal Oxide Varistor)
8	Spring Break
9	Snubber circuits to limit the device voltages and currents during turn-on and turn-off transients. Protection in power electronics.
10	Gate drive circuits, isolation requirements in gate drive, gate drive requirements for SCR, BJT, MOSFET and IGBT. Design procedure of a gate drive circuit of a MOSFET and IGBT using gate charge.
11	Midterm Exam
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13	Basic magnetic principles, hysteresis and saturation, step-by-step inductor design for high-frequency operation. Defining the number of turns and magnetic losses
14	High-frequency transformer modeling, step-by-step design process for multi-output transformer.
15	Properties of circuit components (resistors, capacitors, inductors), frequency-dependent equivalent circuits for practical design tips, electromagnetic interference, filtering requirements, ferrite beads, and grounding methods.

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