EE8552-POWER ELECTRONICS
Study of switching devices, SCR, TRIAC, GTO, BJT, MOSFET, IGBT and IGCT- Static characteristics: SCR, MOSFET and IGBT - Triggering and commutation circuit for SCR Introduction to Driver and snubber circuits.
2-pulse, 3-pulse and 6-pulseconverters– performance parameters –Effect of source inductance–– Firing Schemes for converter–Dual converters, Applications-light dimmer, Excitation system, Solar PV systems.
Step-down and step-up chopper-control strategy– Introduction to types of choppers-A, B, C, D and E -Switched mode regulators- Buck, Boost, Buck- Boost regulator, Introduction to Resonant Converters, Applications-Battery operated vehicles.
Single phase and three phase voltage source inverters (both1200 mode and 1800 mode) Voltage& harmonic control--PWM techniques: Multiple PWM, Sinusoidal PWM, modified sinusoidal PWM – Introduction to space vector modulation –Current source inverter, Applications-Induction heating, UPS.
Single phase and Three phase AC voltage controllers–Control strategy- Power Factor Control – Multistage sequence control -single phase and three phase cyclo converters – Introduction to Matrix converters, Applications –welding.
Reference Book:
1. Joseph Vithayathil,’ Power Electronics, Principles and Applications’, McGraw Hill Series, 6th Reprint, 2013. 2. Philip T. Krein, “Elements of Power Electronics” Oxford University Press, 2004 Edition. 3. L. Umanand, “Power Electronics Essentials and Applications”, Wiley, 2010. 4. Ned Mohan Tore. M. Undel and, William. P. Robbins, ‘Power Electronics: Converters, Applications and Design’, John Wiley and sons, third edition, 2003. 5. S.Rama Reddy, ‘Fundamentals of Power Electronics’, Narosa Publications, 2014. 6. M.D. Singh and K.B. Khanchandani, “Power Electronics,” Mc Graw Hill India, 2013. 7. JP Agarwal,” Power Electronic Systems: Theory and Design” 1e, Pearson Education, 2002.
Text Book:
1. M.H. Rashid, ‘Power Electronics: Circuits, Devices and Applications’, Pearson Education, Third Edition, New Delhi, 2004. 2. P.S.Bimbra “Power Electronics” Khanna Publishers, third Edition, 2003. 3. Ashfaq Ahmed ‘Power Electronics for Technology’, Pearson Education, Indian reprint, 2003.
