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Ae312 Power Electronics

This document outlines a Power Electronics course offered at the university. The 3 credit, 3 hour course introduces power semiconductor devices and converters used in industrial applications. Over 6 modules, students will learn about power diodes, transistors, thyristors, converters, choppers, inverters, power supplies, and advanced control circuits. Assessment includes two internal exams and a final exam covering all modules through multiple choice and short answer questions. Recommended textbooks are provided to aid student learning and assessment of outcomes.

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Ae312 Power Electronics

This document outlines a Power Electronics course offered at the university. The 3 credit, 3 hour course introduces power semiconductor devices and converters used in industrial applications. Over 6 modules, students will learn about power diodes, transistors, thyristors, converters, choppers, inverters, power supplies, and advanced control circuits. Assessment includes two internal exams and a final exam covering all modules through multiple choice and short answer questions. Recommended textbooks are provided to aid student learning and assessment of outcomes.

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Course Course name L-T-P- Year Of

code Credits Introduction


AE312 POWER ELECTRONICS 3-0-0-3 2016
Prerequisite : Nil
Course Objective
 To introduce various power semiconductor devices and converters used in industrial
applications.
Syllabus
Power semiconductor devices- Controlled rectifiers- DC choppers- DC to AC converters- DC
and AC power supplies- Advanced control of power electronic circuits
Expected outcome
 At the end of the semester students will have idea regarding power semiconductor
devices, controlled rectifiers, DC chopper, DC to AC converters, DC and AC power
supplies and advanced control of power electronic circuits.
Text Books
1. M. H. Rashid, Power Electronics: Circuits, Devices and Applications, 3rd ed.,
Pearson Education, Delhi, 2002
2. N. Mohan, T. M. Underland, and W. P. Robbins, Power Electronics: Converter,
Applications and Design, John Wiley & Sons, New York
3. P. S. Bimbhra, Power Electronics, Khanna Publishers, New Delhi, 2002.
Reference Books
 G. K. Dubey, S. R. Doradla, A. Joshi and R. M. K. Sinha, Thyristorised
Power Controllers, NewAge International Publishers, New Delhi, 1996
Course Plan
Semester
Module Contents Hours Exam
Marks
I Power semiconductor devices: Power diodes-types, power 7 15%
transistors, thyristor family, SCRs, Triac, GTOs, power
MOSFETs, IGBTs, MCTs-static and dynamic
characteristics, protection circuits, series and parallel
connections, turn-on characteristics, turn off characteristics

II Controlled rectifiers- single phase and three phase 7 15%


converters-power factor improvements-design of converter
circuits-AC volt-age controllers-single phase and three
phase-cyclo converters-single phase and three phase, design
of AC voltage controller circuits.

FIRST INTERNAL EXAMINATION


III DC choppers – principle of step down and step up 6 15%
operations – step down chopper with RL load, Classes of
chopper, MOSFET/IGBT choppers.

IV DC to AC converters: Thyristor inverters, McMurray- 7 15%


McMurray Bedford inverter, current source inverter, voltage
control waveform control, inverters using devices other than
thyristors, vector control of induction motors.
SECOND INTERNAL EXAMINATION
V DC and AC power supplies: Switched mode, resonant, bi- 9 20%
directional and multistage conversions, buck, boost, buck
boost regulators. UPS-block diagram, types. Drive
requirements and design of simple drive circuits for power
BJT, MOSFET and IGBT.
VI Advanced control of power electronic circuits using 6 20%
microprocessors, microcontrollers, isolation amplifier
circuits, synchronization circuits.

END SEMESTER EXAMINATION

QUESTION PAPER PATTERN:

Maximum Marks:100 Exam Duration: 3 Hours

Part A

Answer any two out of three questions uniformly covering Modules 1 and 2 together. Each
question carries 15 marks and may have not more than four sub divisions.

(15 x 2 = 30 marks)

Part B

Answer any two out of three questions uniformly covering Modules 3 and 4 together. Each
question carries 15 marks and may have not more than four sub divisions.

(15 x 2 = 30 marks)

Part C

Answer any two out of three questions uniformly covering Modules 5 and 6 together. Each
question carries 15 marks and may have not more than four sub divisions.

(20 x 2 = 40 marks)

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