3 1 0 4 Prerequisite: Analog Electronics, Digital Electronics Course Objectives: To Design/develop suitable power converter for efficient control or conversion of power in drive applications To Design / develop suitable power converter for efficient transmission and utilization of power in power system applications.
Course Outcomes: At the end of this course students will demonstrate the ability to Understand the differences between signal level and power level devices. Analyze controlled rectifier circuits. Analyze the operation of DC-DC choppers. Analyze the operation of voltage source inverters.
UNIT-I: POWER SWITCHING DEVICES Concept of power electronics, scope and applications, types of power converters; Power semiconductor switches and their V-I characteristics - Power Diodes, Power BJT, SCR, Power MOSFET, Power IGBT; Thyristor ratings and protection, methods of SCR commutation, UJT as a trigger source, gate drive circuits for BJT and MOSFETs
UNIT-II: AC-DC CONVERTERS (PHASE CONTROLLED RECTIFIERS) Principles of single-phase fully-controlled converter with R, RL, and RLE load, Principles of single-phase half-controlled converter with RL and RLE load, Principles of three-phase fully-controlled converter operation with RLE load, Effect of load and source inductances, General idea of gating circuits, Single phase and Three phase dual converters
UNIT-III: DC-DC CONVERTERS (CHOPPER/SMPS) Introduction, elementary chopper with an active switch and diode, concepts of duty ratio, average inductor voltage, average capacitor current. Buck converter - Power circuit, analysis and waveforms at steady state, duty ratio control of output voltage. Boost converter - Power circuit, analysis and waveforms at steady state, relation between duty ratio and average output voltage. Buck-Boost converter - Power circuit, analysis and waveforms at steady state, relation between duty ratio and average output voltage.
UNIT-IV: AC-DC CONVERTERS (INVERTERS) Introduction, principle of operation, performance parameters, single phase bridge inverters with R, RL loads, 3-phase bridge inverters - 120 and 180 degrees mode of operation, Voltage control of single phase inverters –single pulse width modulation, multiple pulse width modulation, sinusoidal pulse width modulation.
UNIT-V: AC-AC CONVERTERS Phase Controller (AC Voltage Regulator)-Introduction, principle of operation of single phase voltage controllers for R, R-L loads and its applications. Cyclo-converter-Principle of operation of single phase
