Course overview
Characteristics of power electronic devices, switching characteristics of devices, power losses and thermal design. Classes of power converters and their operations: rectifiers; AC -AC Converters; DC-DC Converters; Inverters. Voltage and current source converters. Hard and soft-switching and resonant circuits. Power supplies (uninterruptible, switch 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. EMI in Power Electronics Systems.
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