Basics of Power electronics
The course covers basic topics of power electronics with in-depth description of the below content which will be useful for students who are under Electronics & Communication stream pursuing their bachelors degree or masters degree
What you’ll learn
- This couse focus primarily on providing animated tutorial videos.
- that offer an ease of way to understand and learn their syllabus and perform well in exams..
- introduces you to the basics of Power Electronics.
- including switches, Inverters, DC/DC converters.
- etc.
Course Content
- Introduction –> 39 lectures • 1hr 21min.
Requirements
The course covers basic topics of power electronics with in-depth description of the below content which will be useful for students who are under Electronics & Communication stream pursuing their bachelors degree or masters degree
Module 1 : Power Semiconductor Switches Power diodes, Power BJT, Power MOSFET and IGBT – static and dynamic characteristics, SCR and GTO. Power diodes and Bipolar power transistors – structure, static and dynamic characteristics. Power MOSFET and IGBT – structure, static and dynamic characteristics. SCR and GTO – construction and characteristics.
BJT and MOSFET driver circuits (at least two circuits each) , Snubber circuits – ON and OFF snubbers , Three phase diode bridge rectifiers – basic principles only
Module 2 : Protection circuits and Rectifiers BJT and MOSFET drive circuits, Snubber circuits, Three phase diode bridge rectifiers, Single phase and three phase controlled rectifiers.
Module 3 : DC – DC Switch Mode Converters Buck, Boost and Buck-boost DC-DC converters Waveforms and expression of DC-DC converters for output voltage, voltage and current ripple under continuous conduction mode. (No derivation required) Isolated converters: Flyback, Forward, Push Pull, Half bridge and Full bridge converters – Waveforms and governing equations (No derivation required) ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING
Module 4 : DC-AC Switch Mode Inverters Inverter topologies, Driven Inverters : Push-Pull, Half bridge and Full bridge configurations, Three phase inverter, Pulse width modulation
Module 5 : Applications DC Motor Drives, Induction Motor Drives, Residential and Industrial applications.