Course Title and Code
Introduction to Power Electronics (EE3509)
Course Credit
3-0-0-3 (Lecture-Tutorial-Practical-Total Credit)
Course Category
Elective
Programme
UG
Prerequisite
EE2030A - Electrical and Magnetic Circuits
Course Content
| S/N | Topic | Lecture (hrs) | Tutorial (hrs) | Lab (hrs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction: What is power electronics? Importance and applications of power electronics, components of power electronic systems, revisiting circuit fundamentals. | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Power Semiconductor devices: Semiconductors for signal processing Vs power processing, device classifications: passive or active, based on quadrant of operation, based on drive nature. Device characteristics, loss modeling and operating regions: Diodes, BJT, SCR, MOSFET and IGBT. | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Uncontrolled and Controlled Rectifiers: Diode bridge rectifiers, various configurations (1-ph/3-ph half bridge, 1-ph/3-ph full bridge), phase controlled rectifiers and configurations, power factor and THD evaluation. | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DC-DC Converter: Non-isolated converters: buck converter, boost converter and buck-boost converter, and four-quadrant chopper. | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Inverters: Voltage source/current source configurations, Square wave operation of inverter, basics of pulse width modulation and harmonics. | 9 | 0 | 0 |
Total: 42 hours
Learning Outcomes
- Understand the role of power electronics in various applications.
- Identify a suitable power electronic converter for a given application.
- Analyze and design rectifiers, inverters, and DC-DC converters.
Teaching Methodology
Lectures, hands-on design and analysis using MATLAB and simulation tools.
Assessment Methods
Assignments, Mid-term evaluation, Project work (design and analysis of power electronics systems).
Learning Material (Reference Books)
- Power Electronics: Converters, Applications and Design by Ned Mohan, Tore M Undeland and William P Robbins, New Delhi Wiley Publications, 2003, ISBN: 978-81-265-1090-0.
- Power Electronics: Circuits, Devices and Applications by Muhammad. H. Rashid, Pearson Education, 2006, ISBN: 978-81-317-0246-8.