Instructors:    Dr. Liuchen Chang (E-Mail: lchang@unb.ca, Office: GD111)
                        Dr. Riming Shao (E-Mail: rshao@unb.ca, Office: H1

Course URL: http://www.ece.unb.ca/Courses/ECE3031/LC

Schedules:      Lectures: MWF, 8:30-9:20am, H302; Tutorials: Th, 8:30-9:20am, H135;
                        Labs: F, 2:30-5:20pm, H114/H115

Course Credits: 4ch (3C 1T 1.5L)

Course Outline:

The emphasis is on application of design methodologies to electrical and computer engineering design problems in some major areas of Electrical Engineering. Topics include: design specifications and requirements, simulation and construction, laboratory measurement techniques, design verification, the implementation cycle, environmental impact, project management, economic evaluation and safety assessment. One or more design projects form an integral part of the course.

Class Materials:

   Course Information:

• ECE3031 Course Information (WORD)

   Lecture Notes:

• ECE3031 Introduction (PDF)
  
• ECE3031 Idea Generation (PDF)
• ECE3031 Introduction to PV and Battery Chargers (PDF)
  
• ECE3031 Conceptual Design (PDF)
  
• ECE3031 Introduction to Power Supplies (PDF)
  
• ECE3031 Detailed Design 1 (PDF)
• ECE3031 Rectifier Design (PDF)
• ECE3031 Charger Design (PDF)
  
• ECE3031 Passive Components and PCB (PDF)
• ECE3031 Buck Converter Design (PDF)
  
• ECE3031 Detailed Design 2 (PDF)
  
• ECE3031 Detailed Design 3 (PDF)
  
• ECE3031 Design Verification 1 (PDF)
  
• ECE3031 Design Verification 2 (PDF)
  
• ECE3031 Design Verification 3 (PDF)
  
• ECE3031 Design Verification 4  (PDF)
  
• ECE3031 Project Management (PDF)
• ECE3031 Renewable Energy and Smart Grid (PDF)
• Information only - the Global Competition of "Empower a Billion Lives" (PDF)

   Lab Manuals:

• Lab 1 (WORD)
  
• Lab 2 (WORD)
  
• Lab 3 (WORD)
  
• Lab 4 (WORD)
  
• Lab 5 (WORD)
  

   Assignments:

• Assignment 1 (WORD)
  
• Assignment 2 (WORD)
• Assignment 3 (WORD)
  
• Assignment 4 (WORD)
  
• Assignment 5 (WORD)
  

   Project Materials:

• B.B. Battery Technical Manual (PDF)
  
• BP7-12 Lead Acid Battery Specifications (PDF)
  
• Transformer Design (WORD)
• Project Report and Presentation Guide (WORD)

References:

1. Peter H. Gregson, ECED-2900 Design Methods I (Dalhousie University Faculty of Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering).
NOTE: THIS IS AN EXCELLENT DOCUMENT

In addition there are quite a few textbooks and websites available. However, none of them cover all the materials of this course.