Introduction to components, oscilloscope, pcbs and other measuring equipments.

Datasheet familiarization of active components

Experiment on buck converters at different switching frequencies.

Experiment on boost converters

Experiment on flyback/buck-boost converters.

Experimental validation of analysis on discontinuous conduction mode.

Closed loop control of buck converters.

Basic concepts of switched mode power conversion, realization of switches, selection of switching devices and reactive elements. Switched Mode DC-AC converters, basic concepts, classification.

Voltage source inverters: Single phase and three phase inverters, square wave operation, har- monic analysis, selective harmonic elimination. Voltage space vector structure of 3-phase volt- age source inverters. Pulse width modulation (PWM) techniques: Sinusoidal PWM (SPWM) and space vector PWM (SVPWM), current mode control.

Basic concepts, Primary and Secondary cells, Materials for batteries, supercapacitors and fuel cells, Electrochemical energy storage systems, Design, fabrication, operation and Evaluation; Safety and tolerance

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Basic concepts: Reversible cells and irreversible cell reactions, Parameters for  characterizing batteries

Batteries: Primary and Secondary cells, Chemistry and materials used for various components

Corrosion definition, Electrochemical and thermodynamic principles, Pourbaix diagram, Corrosion rate expressions, Tafel equation, Passivity,  Mixed potential theory, Forms of corrosion in metals & non-metals,   Evaluation of corrosion & degradation of materials, Methods of corrosion prevention, Case studies.

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Introduction-concepts & terminologies, Concept of Dyes & Pigments driers, additives, solvents, plasticizers, Chemistry and Technology of resins-Natural & synthetic, processing techniques, properties, manufacturing of paints & applications of resins for surface coatings. Coil Coating, UV cured coating, Waterborne PU Coatings, Non Stick coatings, Smart Coatings, Hygienic Coatings, protective coatings, marine coatings, automotive and aerospace coatings, Characteristics and characterization of surface coatings

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Introduction to computational modeling and simulation for Materials Science. Molecular mechanics, Density functional theory (DFT), Molecular dynamics (MD), Monte Carlo (MC) methods, introduction to quantum MC methods, analysis exercises using softwares, Materials genomics, High through-put combinatorial algorithms for materials design.

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Introduction to classes of materials used in medical applications-Testing of biomaterials- Toxicology-Polymeric drug delivery systems - Metals and ceramics-Dental materials-Smart biomaterials- Nanobiomaterials - Nanogels and microgels- Tissue engineering.

Detailed syllabus

Biomaterials: Introduction to classes of materials used in medical applications: Metals, polymers, ceramics, bioresorbable and biodegradable materials, coatings, medical fibers, non fouling surfaces.

Global Energy Demand, Renewable Energy Sources, Materials for Renewable Energy Conversion- Solar Energy, Photovoltaics, Photoelectrochemical cells and Fuel cells. Mechanism, Fabrication, Evaluation, and Efficiency. Future energy economy-Hydrogen economy- Hydrogen storage, Overview of other renewable energy sources.

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Basics- electronic, magnetic and optical properties in metals, semiconductors, ceramics and polymers; Electronic properties- dielectric properties, Concept of doping- high, very high and ultra-high frequency fields; Organic semiconductors, p-conjugated polymers; Magnetic domains- magnetic materials, thin films, nanoparticles, magnetoresistive materials, magnetic recording, magnetic polymers; Optical properties- optics-ray, electromagnetic, guided wave optics; Physics of light-matter interactions, Photoactive and photorefractive polymers; Radiation sensitive resisters, Second order nonlinear