M. Rashid “ Power Electronics: Circuits, Devices, and Applications ”, IV ed., Prentice Hall In., 2014.
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N. Mohan, T. Undeland, W.P. Robbins, “Power Electronics”, John Wiley &
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Learning Objectives
To train a professional level the student's knowledge to make it able to operate autonomously in the field of the practical applications of power electronic circuits.
Prerequisites
Knowledge of the techniques of analysis of linear circuits in the domain of
time and frequency. Basics of the theory of Controls
Teaching Methods
Lectures and Laboratory
Further information
Exam dates:
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Type of Assessment
a written test follow by an oral test.
Course program
Power Electronics for Motion Control, Renewable Energy and Smart Grids
Introduction to Motion Control. Control of the position, velocity and/or acceleration. Open Loop and Closed Loop control. Actuation system, sensors and a control device.
Introduction to Renewable Energy. Renewable Energy Generation System: Solar Energy Systems, Wind Energy, Ocean Energy, Hydropower Energy, Fuel Cells, Geothermal Energy, Biomass Energy.
Introduction to Smart Grids. The Role of Power Electronics in the Future Smart Electric Grid.
AC Voltage Controllers. Performance Parameters of AC Voltage Controllers, Single-Phase Full-Wave Controllers with Resistive Loads, Single-Phase Full-Wave Controllers with Inductive Loads, Three-Phase Full-Wave Controllers, Three-Phase Full-Wave Delta-Connected Controllers, Single-Phase Transformer Connection Changers, Cycloconverters, Reduction of Output Harmonics, AC Voltage Controllers with PWM Control, Matrix Converter, Design of AC Voltage-Controller Circuits, Effects of Source and Load Inductances, Flexible AC Transmission Systems.
DC–AC Converters. Performance Parameters. Principle of Operation. Single-Phase Bridge Inverters. Three-Phase Inverters. 180-Degree Conduction. 120-Degree Conduction. Voltage Control of Single-Phase Inverters. Multiple-Pulse-Width Modulation. Sinusoidal Pulse-Width Modulation. Modified Sinusoidal Pulse-Width Modulation. Phase-Displacement Control. Voltage Control of Three-Phase Inverters. Sinusoidal PWM. 60-Degree PWM. Third-Harmonic PWM. Space Vector Modulation. Comparison of PWM Techniques. Harmonic Reductions. Current-Source Inverters. Variable DC-Link Inverter. Boost Inverter. Inverter Circuit Design.
Resonant Pulse Inverters. Series Resonant Inverters. Series Resonant Inverters with Unidirectional Switches. Series Resonant Inverters with Bidirectional Switches. Frequency Response of Series Resonant Inverters. Frequency Response for Series Loaded. Frequency Response for Parallel Loaded. Frequency Response for Series–Parallel Loaded. Parallel Resonant Inverters. Voltage Control of Resonant Inverters. Class E Resonant Inverter. Class E Resonant Rectifier. Zero-Current-Switching Resonant Converters. L-Type ZCS Resonant Converter. M-Type ZCS Resonant Converter. Zero-Voltage-Switching Resonant Converters. Comparisons Between ZCS and ZVS Resonant Converters. Two-Quadrant ZVS Resonant Converters. Resonant DC-Link Inverters.
Multilevel Inverters. Multilevel Concept. Types of Multilevel Inverters. Diode-Clamped Multilevel Inverter. Principle of Operation. Features of Diode-Clamped Inverter. Improved Diode-Clamped Inverter. Flying-Capacitors Multilevel Inverter. Principle of Operation. Features of Flying-Capacitors Inverter. Cascaded Multilevel Inverter. Principle of Operation. Features of Cascaded Inverter. Applications. Reactive Power Compensation. Back-to-Back lntertie. Adjustable Speed Drives. Switching Device Currents. DC-Link Capacitor Voltage Balancing. Features of Multilevel Inverters. Comparisons of Multilevel Converters.
Flexible AC Transmission Systems. Principle of Power Transmission. Principle of Shunt Compensation. Shunt Compensators. Thyristor-controlled Reactor. Thyristor-Switched Capacitor. Static VAR Compensator. Advanced Static VAR Compensator. Principle of Series Compensation. Series Compensators. Thyristor-Switched Series Capacitor. Thyristor-Controlled Series Capacitor. Forced-Commutation-Controlled Series Capacitor. Series Static VAR Compensator. Advanced SSVC. Principle of Phase-Angle Compensation. Phase-Angle Compensator Unified Power Flow Controller. Comparisons of Compensators.
Use of SAPWin, MATLAB/Simulink for system-level simulation and control design of power converters.