Postgraduate Course: Power Conversion (MSc) (PGEE11072)

Course Outline
School	School of Engineering	College	College of Science and Engineering
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate)	Availability	Not available to visiting students
SCQF Credits	10	ECTS Credits	5
Summary	This course introduces students to power electronic converters for high power systems and their use in a variety of renewable energy systems (solar PV, wind, wave and tidal power), and in power systems (FACTS, HVDC). Machine drives, including 4 quadrant operation control of both dc and induction machines are also covered. Different types of electrical generators used for renewable energy conversion are then studied, including switched reluctance machines, permanent magnet generators and linear generators.
Course description	Lectures L1-2 Inverters (Dr Ewen Macpherson) Single and 3 phase inverters. Harmonics produced by inverters. Pulse Width Modulation techniques. L3-7 Applications of High Power Electronics (Dr Ewen Macpherson) Converters for Solar (PV) Systems. Uninterruptible Power Supplies. Flexible AC Transmission Systems (FACTS). Voltage Source HVDC systems. L8-12 Machine Drives (Dr Ewen Macpherson) 4 quadrant operation; dc drives; closed loop control; induction motor drives; Double Fed Induction Generator (DFIG); stepper motor drives; brushless dc machines. L13-22 Generators for Renewable Energy (Dr Markus Mueller) switched reluctance motor drives; permanent magnet generator; Linear Generator. Tutorials One per teaching week.

Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites		Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations		Other requirements	None

Course Delivery Information

Academic year 2015/16, Not available to visiting students (SS1)		Quota: None
Course Start	Semester 2
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 100 ( Lecture Hours 22, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 11, Formative Assessment Hours 1, Summative Assessment Hours 2, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 62 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 100 %, Coursework 0 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	Assessment will be based on a single written paper of 120 minutes duration.
Feedback	Not entered
Exam Information
Exam Diet	Paper Name		Hours & Minutes
Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May)			2:00

Learning Outcomes
On completion of the course, students should have a good understanding of the operation of, and be able to carry out basic calculations on, the following: - 1 and 3 phase inverters - Converters for solar photovoltaic systems - HVDC systems using voltage source converters - Flexible ac Transmission Systems (FACTS) - 4 quadrant dc motor and induction motor drives - Doubly fed induction generators (DFIG) - Switched reluctance motor - Permanent magnet machines - Linear machines