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UNIT - 1
INTRODUCTION: Applications of power electronics, power semiconductor devices,
control characteristics, types of power electronic circuits, peripheral effects, Power BJTs,
switching characteristics, switching limits, base-drive control, introduction to IGBTs, isolation
of gate and base drives.
UNIT - 2
THYRISTORS: Introduction, characteristics, two transistor model, turn-on and turn off
methods, di/dt and dv/dt protection, thyristor types, series and parallel operation of
thyristors, thyristor firing circuits.
7 Hours
UNIT - 3
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UNIT - 4
AC VOLTAGE CONTROLLERS: Introduction, principle of ON-OFF and phase control,
single-phasebidirectional controllers with resistive and inductive loads. Single phase
Transformer connection changers. Single phase Cycloconverter
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PART B
CONTROLLED RECTIFIERS: Introduction, principle of phase controlled
converter operation, single-phase semi converters, full converters and dual
converters. Principle of Three phase half wave converter.
UNIT - 6
DC CHOPPERS: Introduction, principle of step-down operation, step-down
chopper with RL loads, Principle of step-up operation, step-up chopper with
Resistive load, performance parameters, Chopper classification (Class A to Class E).
UNIT 7
DC DRIVES: Introduction, Basic Characteristics of DC Motors, Operating
modes, Single phase Drives. Stepper motor drive, Permanent Magnet stepper motors
(bipolar and unipolar motor drive sequence) and Stepper Motor characteristics.
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UNIT - 8
INVERTERS: Introduction, principle of operation, performance parameters,
single phase bridge inverters, Three phase inverters, voltage control of single
phase inverters, current source inverter, variable DC link inverter,principles of
switched mode power supply (SMPS).
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TEXT BOOK:
1. Power Electronics - M. H. Rashid, Prentice Hall of India Pvt. Ltd., (Pearson
(Singapore -Asia)) New Delhi, 2002.
REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. Power Electronics- M. D. Sing and Khanchandani K. B., Tata McGraw Hill
Publishing Company Limited, Reprint 2001.
2. Power Electronics - Cyril W.Lander, 3 Edition, McGraw Hill, 1993.
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Chapter 1
Introduction
Outline
I. What is power electronics?
III. Applications
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I. What is power electronics?
1) Definition
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1) Definition
Power Electronics:
is the electronics applied to conversion and control of
electric power.
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Conversion of electric power
Electric Other names for electric
Power Power Power
input output
power converter:
Converter -Power converter
-Converter
Control -Switching converter
input -Power electronic circuit
-Power electronic converter
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Changeable properties in
Two types of electric power
conversion
Frequency, magnitude,
AC (Alternating Current)
number of phases
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Classification of power converters
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output
Power DC AC
input
AC to AC converter
AC AC to DC converter ( Fixed frequency : AC controller
(Rectifier) Variable frequency: Cycloconverter
or frequency converter)
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DC DC to DC converter DC to AC converter
(Chopper) (Inverter)
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Power electronic system
Generic structure of a power electronic system
Control input
Feedforward/Feedback Feedback/Feedforward
Controller
( measurements of output signals )
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Typical power sources and loads
for a power electronic system
electronic equipment
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2) Relation with information electronics
A Classification of electronics by processing object
Information electronics: to process information
Electronics
Power electronics: to process electric power
Electronics
Solid (Solid state) electronics: using solid state devices,
e.g, semiconductor devices
Electronics Power
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Electronics
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Continuous,
discrete
Control
Electric Power
machines Electronics
electronics
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II. The history
Application of
fast-switching
Invention of fully-controlled
Thyristor semiconductor
devices GTO
GTR IGBT
Mercury arc rectifier Power diode Power MOSFET Power MOSFET
Vacuum-tube rectifier Thyristor Thyristor Thyristor
Thyratron (microprocessor) (DSP)
1900 1957 mid 1970s late 1980s
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electric equipment
--energy saving
--environment protection
reduction of energy consumption leads to less pollution
reduction of pollution produced by power converters
direct applications to environment protection technology
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IV. A simple example
A simple dc-dc converter example
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Input source:100V
Output load:50V, 10A, 500W
How can this converter be realized?
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Dissipative realization
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Dissipative realization
Series pass regulator:
transistor operates in active region
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Use of a SPDT switch
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Addition of low pass filter
Addition of (ideally lossless) L-C low-pass filter, for
removal of switching harmonics:
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Addition of control system for
regulation of output voltage
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Major issues in power electronics
How to meet the requirement of the load or gain better
control of the load