Course overview
This course introduces power electronics and electric drive systems. It includes the following topics. Characteristics of power electronic devices and their switching performance, power losses and thermal design. Classes of power converters: rectifiers; AC-AC converters; DC-DC converters, inverters. Voltage and current source converters. Hard and soft-switching and resonant circuits. Power supplies (uninterruptible, switched mode). Advanced energy-efficient motor drives: review of motor theory, power electronic control principles, vector and servo drives (stepper, DC, induction, brushless PM and switched-reluctance). Modulation methods. Theory motor and drive selection and application. System design, implementation and control, and computer interfacing. Electromagnetic interference.
Course learning outcomes
- Recognise the components of power electronics and learn their key characteristics
- Recognise the basic operation, losses and efficiency of the power electronics converters
- Use various methods to analyse power electronics circuits
- Develop a good insight about the practical issues in power electronics circuit design
- Explain and demonstrate operational issues and limitations of practical converters in industrial applications
- Explain the application requirements of converters in given applications