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This course familiarizes the students with all the basic concepts of power semiconductor devices to enable them connect digital computer control systems to actuators. Course Outcomes: Upon completion of this course, students will have the knowledge and skills to: 1. relate basic semiconductor physics to properties of real devices, and combine circuit mathematics and characteristics of linear and non-linear devices to formulate and analyse system designs. 2. apply skills in engineering estimation to analyse real-world situations, identify the important features and develop a valid approach to the solution. 3. assess a power electronics design at the systems level, identify the critical areas, and be aware of typical alternative solutions. 4. understand the basic principles, power and limitations of computer simulations of circuit behaviour, and apply these techniques to simple power linear and non-linear electronic circuits