Course Syllabus

EE504                                Power Electronic Converters                                    [3 0 2 4]

 

Course Learning Outcome:

After successful completion of this course, students will be able to

  • suggest converter topology  based on application
  • analyze and implement various control techniques for power electronic converters
  • evaluate various performance parameters of converters

 

Syllabus:

Choppers: Principle of step-down, Step-up and up-down choppers under various loading conditions, Analysis and design of chopper circuits.

Power Supplies: Linear power supply, Switched mode power supply, Various isolated and non-isolated converter topologies, Uninterruptable power supply, Introduction to resonant converters, PWM converters.

Inverters and PWM Techniques: Single-phase and three-phase voltage source inverter, Current source inverter, Performance parameters of inverter, Square wave and quasi square wave operation, 120° and 180° mode of operation, Various PWM techniques and their comparative study.

Matrix Converters: Introduction, Overview of different topologies and control schemes of matrix converters, Applications of matrix converters.

Applications of Converters: Standalone solar inverter, Inverter for wind applications, Vehicle applications, Inverter for induction heating.

 

Self Study:

The self study contents will be declared at the commencement of semester. Around 10% of the questions will be asked from self study contents.

 

Laboratory Work:

Laboratory work will be based on above syllabus with minimum 10 experiments to be incorporated.

 

References:

  1. M. H. Rashid, Power Electronics Circuits Devices & Application, Pearson Education.
  2. M. S. Jamil Asghar, Power Electronics, Prentice Hall of India, New Delhi.
  3. Ned Mohan, Power Electronics, Wiley.
  4. L. Umanand, Power Electronics Essential & Applications, Wiley India Pvt. Ltd.
  5. P. C. Sen, Power Electronics, Tata McGraw Hill.
  6. Bin Wu, High Power Converters and AC Drives, Wiley – IEEE Press.

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