Power Electronics Laboratory
A laboratory course focused on measuring and simulating power electronic circuits and devices, with emphasis on gating methods, power quality, and hands-on prototype construction.
Summary
Past student reviews · Steven Fredette
Past students rated the course difficulty as 5 out of 5.
What you’ll be able to do
Construct and test hardware prototype of power electronic circuits
Develop and test software controllers for power electronic circuits
Design, layout, fabricate board, procure components, assemble and test a power electronic circuit prototype
Design a power electronic system including start-up, scheduling and housekeeping functions
Source: UW Guide
Grade history
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Prerequisites
Course mapE C E 412, graduate/professional standing, or member of Engineering Guest Students
- ECE 412
- graduate/professional standing
- member of Engineering Guest Students
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- Any of
- ECE 412
- graduate/professional standing
- member of Engineering Guest Students
Professors
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Student experience
the class
Past student reviews · Steven Fredette
Students described Steven Fredette as arguably the best professor they had ever encountered.
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.59 GPA, 87.0% A/AB (n=23 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.89 GPA, 94.4% A/AB (n=18 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.80 GPA, 90.0% A/AB (n=20 letter grades).
difficulty & workload
Past student reviews · Steven Fredette
Past students rated the course difficulty as 5 out of 5.
Past student reviews · Steven Fredette
Reviewers gave the course a high quality rating of 5 out of 5.
Topics
- Power electronic circuits and semiconductor devices
- Gating methods and power quality
- Hardware prototyping and PCB fabrication
- System control functions: start-up, scheduling, housekeeping
Skills
- Measurement and simulation of power electronic circuit operating characteristics
- Construction and testing of hardware prototypes
- Board design, layout, fabrication, assembly, and component procurement
- System design including start-up, scheduling, and housekeeping functions
Grades
Latest available · Fall 2025— not enough history to project Spring 2027.
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Not enough comparable courses for Spring 2027 in UW–Madison.
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Catalog & offerings
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Explore recorded gradesRecorded 2026-10-14
Model outputs & technical records
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Model & dataset provenance
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