Power Electronics 4 (U00365)

? Credit Points : 10 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : EEL-4-ELPEL

This course aims to equip students to enter the power electronics industry by providing them with an understanding of the fundamental principles of power semiconductor devices and circuit applications, and the knowledge and skills required to analyse and design such circuits. Students will also be introduced to the central issues involved in the specification and design of switched mode power supply components.

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : Electrical Power Engineering 3

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Electronics, (School of Engineering and Electronics, Schedule M)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 4th year

? Delivery Period : Semester 2 (Blocks 3-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 3 hour(s) per week for 9 weeks

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Tuesday	12:10	13:00	KB
Lecture	Friday	12:10	13:00	KB

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

After successful completion of this course the student will be able to:
- explain the operation of buck, buck-boost and boost converters in both continuous and discontinuous mode;
- explain the operation of SMPS circuits with isolation;
- design SMPS circuits with isolation;
- explain the operation of resonant power supplies, and carry out basic design calculations;
- explain SMPS control techniques; describe magnetic components used in SMPS;
- design high frequency wound components;
- explain the operation of power semiconductors (in particular, power MOSFETS, IGBTs and GTOs), and their associated drive and protection circuits;
- calculate the harmonics produced by inverter circuits, and explain the operation of pulse width modulation techniques;
- explain the application of D.C. drives;
- explain the operation of induction motor drives (variable voltage, variable frequency, slip recovery);
- explain the operation of synchronous motor drives;
- explain the control of stepper motors.