Summary
This course covers a wide range of topics in power electronics including: power semiconductor devices with emphasis on their operating characteristics, power converter topologies for ac-to-dc, dc-to-dc, dc-to-ac and ac-to-ac conversions, multi-converters and multi-level converters, control techniques in power converters, modeling of power converters, applications of power converters, converter design aspects (snubber circuits, gate/base-drive circuits, thermal management, series/parallel combinations of switches), and computer simulation of power electronic systems.
Objectives
- Understand operating characteristics of power semiconductor devices.
- Learn converter topologies, control techniques, and applications.
- Learn modeling and design aspects of converters.
- Use power electronic simulation packages.
Course prerequisites
Basic understanding of circuit analysis and control theory is required. Familiarity with electric machinery and power systems is desirable.
Main topics and delivery plan
- Power Semiconductor Devices
- Power Converter Topologies and Control Techniques
- Modeling and Design Aspects of Power Converters
| Lectures | Topic | Sub-Topics |
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| 3 | Introduction to Power Electronics |
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| 3 | Waveform Quality |
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| 3 | Power Semiconductor Devices |
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| 3 | Computer Simulation of Power Electronic Systems |
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| 21 | Power Converter Topologies, Design, Modeling and Control Techniques |
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| 3 | Design of Power Converter Accessories |
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References
- 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.
Contact
For more information, please contact directly the course coordinator Prof Mehrdad Kazerani.