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This document outlines the course outcomes and modules for a power electronics course. The course will 1) analyze single and three phase power converter circuits, 2) understand switching circuits, and 3) familiarize students with AC-DC, DC-DC, and DC-AC conversion circuits and their applications in electric drives. The modules cover power semiconductor devices, power electronic circuits including rectifiers and inverters, DC-DC converters, power supply applications, and motor drive applications. References for further reading are also included.

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Power Electronics

This document outlines the course outcomes and modules for a power electronics course. The course will 1) analyze single and three phase power converter circuits, 2) understand switching circuits, and 3) familiarize students with AC-DC, DC-DC, and DC-AC conversion circuits and their applications in electric drives. The modules cover power semiconductor devices, power electronic circuits including rectifiers and inverters, DC-DC converters, power supply applications, and motor drive applications. References for further reading are also included.

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19-203-0507 POWER ELECTRONICS

Course Outcomes:
On successful completion of teaching-learning and valuation activities, a student would be able
1. To analyze various single phase and three phase power converter circuits
2. To understand the basic principle of switching circuits.
3. To familiarize the operation principle of AC-DC, DC-DC, DC-AC conversion circuits and their
applications
4. To learn the requirements imposed by electric drives

Module I
Power Semiconductor devices: Basic structure, I V characteristics, switching characteristics and
operation of devices like power diode, Bipolar Junction Transistor, Power MOSFET, thyristors, Gate
Turn off thyristor, Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor and TRIAC, two transistor model of thyristor,
series and parallel connections of thyristors, protection of thyristors, snubber circuits, Gate and
Base drive, firing circuits with resistor and UJT.

Module II
Power Electronic Circuits: Line frequency single phase and three phase diode rectifiers, performance
parameters, controlled rectifiers: single phase, semi converter, full converter (with R and R L loads),
three phase half converter and full converter (with R and R L loads). Inverters: single phase half bridge
and full bridge inverters, three phase inverters, basic concept of Pulse Width Modulation, single
pulse, multiple pulse and sinusoidal pulse, basic concept of resonant pulse inverters.

Module III
DC-DC Converters: Various types of commutation techniques, principle of chopper operation, types of
chopper circuits, step down operation and step up operation, analysis of Buck regulator, Boost
regulator and Buck-Boost regulator. Power Supply Applications: Switching DC power supply, over
view of Switching power supplies, control of SMPS, power supply protection, Power Conditioners,
Power Line disturbances and Uninterruptible Power supply (UPS), various block of UPS.

Module IV
Motor Drive Applications: Introduction, types of DC motors, basic characteristics of DC motor,
operating modes, Single phase drives: Half converter, semi converter and full converter drives. Types
of AC motors, induction motor drives, performance characteristics, various types of control drives:
such as stator voltage, rotor voltage and frequency control, criteria for selecting drive components.

References:

1. Ned Mohan, Tore M. Undeland, William P. Robbins ,Power electronics converter,


applications and design, John Wiley.
2. John G Kassakian, Martin F Schlecht, George C Verghese, Principles of Power Electronics,
Pearson,3/e, (2010).
3. Jai P Agrawal , Power Electronic System, Theory and Design,Pearson,(2001)
4. Daniel W. Hart, Power Electronics, TataMcGrawHill,1/e,(2011)

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