Course Outline

1. Nomenclature

SubjectName Code Type of course T-P-Pr Prerequisite

(Credits)
Advanced Power Theory & Practice 3-2-0 Nil
Electronics

2. Objective
 To provide the students a deep insight in to the working of different switching
devices with respect to their characteristics.
 To study advanced converters and switching techniques implemented in recent
technology

3. Learning outcome
After studying this course, students will be able to:
 Design of power electronic converters in power control applications.
 Design the switching power-pole using the available power semiconductor devices, their
drive circuitry and driver ICs and heat sinks. You will be able to model these in PSpice.
 Using the average model of the building block, quickly simulate the dynamic
performance of dc-dc converters and compare them with their switching counterparts.
 Design the single-phase power factor correction (PFC) circuits to draw sinusoidal
currents at unity power factor.
 Learn basic magnetic concepts, analyze transformer-isolated switch-mode power supplies
and design high-frequency inductors and transformers.
 Learn the role of Power Electronics in utility-related applications which are becoming
extremely important.

4. Evaluation Systems

Internal Examination Component % of Marks Method of Assessment

Class Test 20 Written examination
Experiments 30 Lab work, report and viva
External Examination End-Semester 30 Written examination
University Exam
Lab External Exam 20 Lab work, report and viva
Total 100

1
Course outline
Module I(12 Hours)
1-Ф and 3-ф Controlled rectifiers-Average output voltages and currents for R-L. load
performance parameters of rectifier 1- ф and 3- ф converter.
Practice(Through hardware/MATLAB/Scilab)
 Study and determination of performace parameter of 1-Ф Controlled rectifiers.
 Study and determination of performace parameter of 3-Ф Controlled rectifiers.
Module II(24 Hours)
DC-DC converters: Buck, Boost, Buck-boost converters, linear power supplies. Switch mode DC Power
supplies, Fly back converter, Forward converter, push pull converter, half bridge and full bridge
converter.
Practice(Through hardware/MATLAB/Scilab)
 Study of Buck, Boost, Buck-boost converters.
 Study of Fly back converter, Forward converter, push pull converter.
 Study of half bridge and full bridge converter.
Module III(11 Hours)
Basic concepts of switch mode inverter, pulse width modulated switching scheme , unipolar and
bipolar Switching scheme
Practice(Through hardware/MATLAB/Scilab)
 Study of PWM switching in inverter.
Module IV(18 Hours)
1-ф inverters, push pull inverters, 3-ф inverters, PWM in 3-ф voltage source inverters.
Practice(Through hardware/MATLAB/Scilab)
 Study of push pull inverters
 Study of PWM in 3-ф voltage source inverters.

Module V (10 Hours)

Reduction of Harmonies, square-wave pulse switching, programmed Harmonic elimination
switching.
Practice(Through hardware/MATLAB/Scilab)
 Determination of harmonics component in inverter.
Module VI(16 Hours)
Resonant pulse Converters: Classification of resonant Converters, series Resonant Inverter:
Series Resonant inverters with unidirectional switches, series resonant inverters with bi-
directional switches. Parallel Resonant Inverters
Practice(Through hardware/MATLAB/Scilab)
 Study of series resonant inverters
 Study of Parallel Resonant Inverters
Module VII(14 Hours)
Zero current switching resonant converters, zero voltage switching resonant converters.
Practice(Through hardware/MATLAB/Scilab)
 Study of Zero current switching resonant converters.
 Study of zero voltage switching resonant converters.

2
Text Books:
1. Power Electronics: Circuits, Devices and Applications by M H Rashid, 3rd Edition, Pearson
2. Power electronics by MD Singh & K B Khanchandani, Tata McGraw-Hill
Reference Books:
1. Power Electronics: Principles and Applications by J. Vithayathil, TMH Edition
2. Power Converter Circuits by W Shepherd and L Zhang, CRC, Taylor and Francis, Special Indian
Edition.
3. Power Electronics: Converters , Applications, and Design by Mohan, Undeland and Robbins,
Wiley Student Edition.

Session Plan

Topic coverage and Internal No. of Activity (lecture,

Assignment Suggested
Test Sessions tutorial, lab (project, Reading
(in hrs.) assignment,
practice, field (Book, Video,
field study, Online source,
studies/field-trip,
seminar, etc.)
Workshop etc.)etc.)
MODULE 1 ( Theory- 4 hours + Practice- 8 hours)
1-Ф and 3-ф Controlled
rectifiers-Average output 2+4 Lecture+ Practice Assignment T1
voltages and currents for R-L.
Load performance parameters
of rectifier 1- ф and 3- ф 2+4 Lecture+ Practice Assignment T1
converter.
MODULE 2( Theory- 8 hours + Practice- 16 hours)

DC-DC converters: Buck,

Boost, Buck-boost converters, 2+6 Lecture+ Practice Assignment T1
linear power supplies.
Switch mode DC Power 2+2 Lecture+ Practice Assignment T1
supplies, Fly back converter
Forward converter, push pull 2+4 Lecture+ Practice Assignment T1
converter
Half bridge and full bridge 2+4 Lecture+ Practice Assignment T1
converter.
MODULE 3( Theory- 7 hours + Practice- 4 hours)

Basic concepts of switch

3 Lecture Assignment
mode inverter T2

Pulse width modulated

2+2 Lecture+ Practice Assignment
switching scheme T2
Unipolar and bipolar
2+2 Lecture+ Practice Assignment
Switching scheme. T2
MODULE 4( Theory- 6 hours + Practice- 12 hours)

3
 1-ф inverters, push pull
2+4 Lecture+ Practice Assignment T2
inverters

3-ф inverters 2+4 Lecture+ Practice Assignment

T2
PWM in 3-ф voltage source
2+4 Lecture+ Practice Assignment
inverters. T2
MODULE 5( Theory- 6 hours+ Practice- 4 hours)
Reduction of Harmonies,
square-wave pulse switching, 2+4 Lecture+ Practice Assignment T2

Programmed Harmonic
4 Lecture Assignment
elimination switching. T2
MODULE 6( Theory- 8 hours + Practice- 8 hours)
Resonant pulse Converters:
Classification of resonant
Converters, series Resonant 4+2 Lecture+ Practice Assignment T2
Inverter

Series Resonant inverters with

2+2 Lecture+ Practice Assignment
unidirectional switches T2
Series resonant inverters with
2+2 Lecture+ Practice Assignment
bi-directional switches T2
Parallel Resonant Inverters
2+2 Lecture+ Practice Assignment
T2

MODULE 7( Theory- 6 hours + Practice- 8 hours)

Zero current switching
3+4
resonant converters Lecture+ Practice Assignment T2

Zero voltage switching

3+4 Lecture+ Practice Assignment
resonant converters. T2
Total- 105 Hours ( Theory- 45 hours + Practice- 60 hours)