HomeCOURSE : JM838 POWER ELECTRONICS
INSTRUCTIONAL DURATION : 15 WEEKS
CREDIT (S) : 2
PREREQUISITE(S) : NONE
SYNOPSIS
POWER ELECTRONIC course is aimed to equip students with the knowledge and skills related to power electronic devices and its application in power conversion. Student will be exposed to the operation of controlled rectifiers, choppers, ac controllers and inverters.
LEARNING OUTCOME
Upon completion of this course, students should be able to:-
1. understand the characteristics and application of power
electronic semiconductor devices.
2. understand the principle of energy conversion using the power
electronics devices.
3. differentiate types of electronic switches used in industry.
4. perform calculations on output voltage, current and power
consumptions.
INSTRUCTIONAL DURATION : 15 WEEKS
CREDIT (S) : 2
PREREQUISITE(S) : NONE
SYNOPSIS
POWER ELECTRONIC course is aimed to equip students with the knowledge and skills related to power electronic devices and its application in power conversion. Student will be exposed to the operation of controlled rectifiers, choppers, ac controllers and inverters.
LEARNING OUTCOME
Upon completion of this course, students should be able to:-
1. understand the characteristics and application of power
electronic semiconductor devices.
2. understand the principle of energy conversion using the power
electronics devices.
3. differentiate types of electronic switches used in industry.
4. perform calculations on output voltage, current and power
consumptions.
| RTA | ||
| 1.0 | OVERVIEW OF POWER ELECTRONIC DEVICES Power semiconductors device: Power diode, Power Transistor, Thyristor, Thyristor’s commutation techniques, switching techniques, switching losses. | (03:04) |
| 2.0 | AC TO DC CONVERTER (PHASE-CONTROLLED RECTIFIERS) Single phase controlled rectifiers: half-wave, full-wave with R, R-L loads. Three-phase controlled rectifiers: half and fully controlled. Power factor improvements, Effects of load inductance. | (03:10) |
| 3.0 | DC TO DC CONVERTER (DC CHOPPERS) Principle of Step-Down Operation with R, R-L load, Principle of Step-Up Operation. Switching-Mode Regulator, Thyristor copper circuit. | (03:06) |
| 4.0 | DC TO AC CONVERTER (INVERTERS): Principle of Operation; Single-phase and Three-phase inverters, Voltage Control of single phase, Forced Commutated Thyristor Inverters. | (03:04) |
| 5.0 | AC VOLTAGE CONTROLLER Principle of on-off control, principle of phase controlled, unidirectional controller, Bidirectional controller, Effects of Source and load inductances. Cycloconverters. | (03:06) |