ECE 6610PD
Power Electronic Converters
Fall 2021
Topics
- No. of Lecture Sessions Sub-Topics Introduction to Power Electronics 1 Week 1
- Evolution and Scope
- Application Examples
- Waveform Quality
- Input and Output Low-Pass Filters Power Semiconductor Devices and Computer Simulation of Power Electronic Systems 1 Week 2
- Diode
- SCR (Thyristor)
- Controllable Switches
- Introduction to Wide-Band-Gap Devices
- Switch Losses
- Introduction to Power Electronic Circuit Simulation using PSIM
- Power Converters: Topologies, Design, Modeling and Control Techniques 1 Week 3
- Line-Frequency Diode Rectifiers ◊ Single-Phase and Three-Phase Diode Rectifiers ◊ Applications 2 Week 4 & Week 5
- Line-Frequency Phase-Controlled Converters ◊ Single-Phase & Three-Phase Phase-Controlled Converters ◊ Applications 2 Week 6 & Week 7
- Switch-Mode DC-to-DC Converters ◊ Topologies ◊ Control Techniques: Hysteresis, Pulse- Width Modulation, Phase-Shift Modulation ◊ Modeling ◊ Controller Design ◊ Applications 3 Week 8, Week 9 & Week 10
- DC-to-AC Converters (Inverters) ◊ Voltage- and Current-Sourced Converter Topologies ◊ Control Techniques: Hysteresis, Pulse-Width Modulation, Square-Wave Control, Selective Harmonic Elimination, Space Vector Modulation ◊ Modeling ◊ Multi-Converter and Multi-Level Converter Topologies ◊ Applications Implementation Aspects of Power Converters 2 Week 11 & Week 12
- Snubber Circuits and soft switching
- Thermal Management
- Gate/Base-Drive Circuits
- Series and Parallel Switch Combinations
Readings
- Mohan, Undeland and Robbins, Power Electronics: Converters, Applicatio ns, and Design, 3rd Edition, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2003. (main)
- D.W. Hart, Power Electronics, McGraw Hill, 2011. (supplementary)
- M.H. Rashid, Power Electronics: Circuits, Devices, and Applications , 3 rd Edition, Pearson-Prentice Hall, 2003. (supplementary)
- R.S. Ramshaw, Power Electronics Semiconductor Swi tches, 2 nd. Edition, Chapman & Hall, 1993. (supplementary)
- 5. Conference and Journal papers.
Undated
Topics
- Power Semiconductor Devices
- Power Converter Topologies and Control Techniques
- Modeling and Design Aspects of Power Converters
- Evolution and Scope
- Potential Applications
- Generic Power Converter Topologies
- Waveform Distortion and Harmonics
- Fourier Analysis
- Waveform quality indices- total harmonic distortion, harmonic factor, crest factor and form factor, power factor
- Diodes
- SCR (Thyristor)
- Controllable Switches- Types, Characteristics, Voltage- and Current-Controlled Switches, Positive / Negative Temperature Coefficient, Comparison
- Introduction to Power Electronic Circuit Simulation
- Introduction to a Standard Simulation Package
- Line-Frequency Diode Rectifiers- Single-Phase and Three-Phase, Applications
- Line-Frequency Phase-Controlled Converters- Single-Phase and Three-Phase, Applications
- DC/DC Converters- Topologies, Control Techniques: Hysteresis, Pulse-Width Modulation, Phase-Shift Modulation, Modeling, Applications
- DC/AC Converters (Inverters)- Voltage- and Current-Sourced Topologies, Control Techniques: Hysteresis, Pulse-Width Modulation, Space Vector Modulation, Square-Wave Control, Selective Harmonic Elimination, Modeling, Multi- and Multi-Level Converters, Applications
- AC/AC Converters- Rectifier-Inverter Pair Topology, Naturally-Commutated Cyclo-converter, Matrix Converter, Applications
- Snubber Circuits
- Gate/Base-Drive Circuits
- Thermal Management
- Series/Parallel Switch Combination
Readings
- Mohan, Undeland and Robbins, Power Electronics: Converters, Applications, and Design, 3rd Edition, John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 2003.
- M.H. Rashid, Power Electronics: Circuits, Devices, and Applications, 3rd Edition, Pearson-Prentice Hall, 2003.
- Conference and Journal papers.
- Course Notes.
Sources
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