EE6503- Power Electronics

Pre-requisite

Circuit Theory

Analog Electronics

Digital Electronics
 Introduction to Power Electronics
Input Power Conversion Output Power

AC / DC POWER CONVERTER AC / DC
SOURCE (Semiconductor LOAD
Devices)

FEEDBACK /
CONTROL UNIT SENSOR

Control
Define Power Electronics
• ______________and___________________of Electric Power using
_________________ devices is called Power Electronics
Power Conversion

1. AC to DC Converter (Rectifier)

2. DC to DC Converter (DC Chopper)

3. DC to AC Converter (Inverter)

4. AC to AC Converter (AC Voltage Controller)

Control Methods
5. Pulse Width Modulation Schemes (PWM, SPWM, SVPWM)

Converter Circuit Components

6. Semiconductor Switch ( Diode, SCR, TRIAC, MOSFET and IGBT)
7. Inductor

8. Capacitor
9. Resistor
Electronics Vs. Power Electronics

Applications
 Power Semiconductor Devices
• Semiconductor

• Semiconductor Devices
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
• To explain the fundamental concepts of power electronic switches
and its application.
• To demonstrate the operating principles of various power
converters such as rectifier, inverter, DC Chopper, and AC voltage
controllers etc.,
• To evaluate the performance parameters of power converters.
• To impart knowledge on pulse width modulation techniques for
the control of converters.
• To outline the applications of power converter circuits with mini-
projects.
 SYLLABUS
UNIT I POWER SEMI-CONDUCTOR DEVICES (9)
• Study of switching devices, Diode, SCR, TRIAC, GTO, MOSFET, IGBT-
static and dynamic characteristics – Triggering and commutation circuit for
SCR – Design of Driver and snubber circuit.

UNIT II PHASE-CONTROLLED CONVERTERS (9)

• 2-pulse, 3-pulse and 6-pulse converters – performance parameters – Effect of
source inductance – Gate circuit schemes for Phase Control – Dual converters.
UNIT III DC TO DC CONVERTER (9)
• Step-down and step-up chopper – control strategy – Forced commutated
chopper – Voltage commutated, Current commutated, Load commutated,
Switched mode regulators – Buck, boost, buck – boost converter, Introduction
to Resonant Converters.
 UNIT IV INVERTERS (9)
• Single phase and three phase voltage source inverters (both 120° mode
and 180° mode) – Voltage and harmonic control – PWM techniques:
Sinusoidal PWM, modified sinusoidal PWM – multiple PWM –
Introduction to space vector modulation – Current source inverter.
UNIT V AC TO AC CONVERTERS (9)
• Single phase and Three phase AC Voltage controllers – Control Strategy –
Power Factor Control – Multistage sequence control – Single phase and
three phase cycloconverters – Introduction to Matrix converters.

TOTAL: 45 HOURS
TEXT BOOKS:
• T1. M.H.Rashid-‘Power Electronics: Circuits, Devices and Applications’, Pearson
Education, PHI Third Edition, New Delhi, 2004.
• T2. P.S.Bimbra-‘Power Electronics’, Khanna Publishers, third Edition, 2003.
• T3. L. Umanand-‘Power Electronics Essentials and Applications’, Wiley, 2010.
 
REFERENCES:
• R1. Joseph Vithayathil - ‘Power Electronics, Principles and Applications‘, McGraw Hill
Series, 6th Reprint, 2013.
• R2. Ashfaq Ahmed - ‘Power Electronics for Technology’, Pearson Education, Indian
reprint, 2003.
• R3. Philip T. Krein- ‘Elements of Power Electronics’, Oxford University Press, 2004 Edition.
• R4. Ned Mohan, Tore. M. Undeland, William. P. Robbins -‘Power Electronics: Converters,
Applications and Design’, John Wiley and sons, third edition, 2003.
• R5. Daniel.W.Hart - ‘Power Electronics’, Indian Edition, Mc Graw Hill, 3rd Print, 2013.
• R6. M.D. Singh and K.B. Khanchandani – ‘Power Electronics’, Mc Graw Hill India, 2013.
• R7. NPTEL :: Online Courses - Electrical Engineering - Power Electronics
(http://nptel.ac.in/courses/108101038/2)
• R8. NPTEL :: Downloads – Electrical Engineering – Power Electronics
(http://www.nptel.ac.in/downloads/108105066/)