Single-Course English 5 ECTS

Circuit technology and EMC

Overall Course Objectives

– To enable the student to select components for the realization of circuits according to applicable electrical, thermal, mechanical, environmental and production technological requirements.
– To introduce the student to the practical considerations to be taken into account when designing EMC-compliant Power Electronics and similar circuits.
– To provide a basic knowledge about the EMC Directive and Standards and to enable the student to perform basic EMC-measurements.

Learning Objectives

  • design PCB tracks according to voltage drop, temperature rise and shortcircuit conditions
  • recall the individual steps in an industrial PCB manufacturing process
  • determine parasitic components for resistors, capacitors, inductors and PCB tracks using the component datasheet
  • select components to a given application in order to satisfy the applications specifications
  • identify noise sources in circuits and compute the accumulated noise level on the output
  • compute the electrical drift of a circuit as a function og temperature and time
  • model and calculate thermal radiation, conduction and convection for simple geometries
  • explain basic EMC phenomena and definitions
  • identify noise sources and coupling mechanisms
  • calculate EMC filters
  • apply the EMC Directive and Standards
  • apply EMC test procedures

Course Content

PCB technology:
– materials and properties.
– design rules for PCB layout, according to temperature, shortcircuit and safety distances.
Components:
– selection of components for a specified application.
– resistors: types and materials, parameter drift noise and derating.
– capacitors: dielectrics, models with parasitic components.
– inductors: models with parasitic components
– estimating the parasitic components from datasheets and applications.
– Film/paper capacitors, ceramic capacitors, Class I, II, III.
– Electrolytic capacitors, derating.
Thermal design:
– heat conduction, convection and radiation.
– Design of cooling fins, max. junction temperature.
– Heat capacity and thermal equivalent circuits for thermal systems (PSPICE)
EMC:
– EMC Phenomena and Basic Definitions
– Noise Sources
– Interference Coupling Mechanisms
– EMC-components
– PCB-design
– Filtering
– Shielding
– Mechanical Design
– Principles for Grounding
– The EMC Directive and Standards
– EMC Test Procedures
– Practical Trouble Shooting

Recommended prerequisites

31037/31036/31350/31351/31352, Basic knowledge of electronics, such as Ohms law, Kirchhoffs rules, Fourier, LaPlace, electric components, electromagnetism and analog and / or digital electrical circuits

Teaching Method

Classroom teaching, project and laboratory work

Remarks

Projects:
Noise, thermal drift project
PCB layout (minimize EMC) project
EMC filter design test and verification, lab project
Analog power supply thermal project

DTU Diplom Elteknologi (100) Elektroteknologi: 4.Semester

E-learning is used in the form of an interactive quiz.

Limited number of seats

Minimum: 10.

Please be aware that this course will only be held if the required minimum number of participants is met. You will be informed 8 days before the start of the course, whether the course will be held.

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Language

English

Duration

13 weeks

Institute

Electro

Place

DTU Lyngby Campus

Course code 34654
Course type Candidate
Semester start Week 35
Semester end Week 48
Days Tues 13-17
Price

7.500,00 DKK

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