Hacettepe University H.U. ELE 454 Lecture Notes Electrical and Electronics Engineering Department ELE 454 Power Electronics Lecture Notes Chapter I Instructor: Dr. IIşık şık Ç adırcı Çadırcı H.U. ELE 454 Lecture Notes OUTLINE I. INTRODUCTION II. POWER SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES III. LOSS CALCULATIONS AND COOLING OF POWER SEMICONDUCTORS IV. RECTIFIER CIRCUITS (AC-DC Converters) V. CONVERTER OPERATION IN FOUR-QUADRANTS VI. AC VOLTAGE CONTROLLERS VII. CHOPPERS (DC-DC Converters) VIII. INVERTERS (DC-AC Converters) IX. PROTECTION OF POWER CONVERTERS H.U. ELE 454 Lecture Notes I. INTRODUCTION Power Electronics is a branch of electrical / electronics engineering that is concerned with the conversion and control of electrical power for various applications. Block diagram of a power electronic system H.U. ELE 454 Lecture Notes I. INTRODUCTION ¾ Utility systems usually generate, transmit, and distribute power at a fixed frequency (50 or 60 Hz), and a fixed voltage is maintained at the consumer terminals. ¾ A consumer, however, may need power at DC or AC, at the same, higher or lower or variable frequency. Frequently, the power is to be controlled with precision. precision ¾A power electronics system interfaces between the utility system and consumer load to satisfy this need. Power electronics may be defined as the applications of solid-state electronics for the control and conversion of electrical power. H.U. ELE 454 Lecture Notes I. INTRODUCTION POWER ELECTRONICS is concerned with static power conversion, or interconversion of electrical energy ¾ The core of a power electronics apparatus consists of a converter built on a matrix of power semiconductor switching devices, and electronic control circuitry: Utility Grid POWER ELECTRONICS APPARATUS LOAD Constant V,f * Converter * Controller Needs DC or AC power usually at variable V, and f H.U. ELE 454 Lecture Notes I. INTRODUCTION The goals of Power Electronics: To process, and control the flow of electrical power by supplying voltages and currents in a form that is optimally suited for user loads, To convert electrical energy from one form to another with highest efficiency, high availability, and high reliability, with the lowest cost, smallest size, and weight. H.U. ELE 454 Lecture Notes I. INTRODUCTION The power converters can be classified as: RECTIFIERS (AC to DC Converters) CHOPPERS (DC to DC Converters) INVERTERS (DC to AC Converters) AC POWER CONTROLLERS (AC to AC Converters) AC Voltage Controllers, and Direct Frequency Changers I. INTRODUCTION H.U. ELE 454 Lecture Notes Power electronics systems applications + AC to AC: AC Power Controllers, Direct Frequency Changers I. INTRODUCTION H.U. ELE 454 Lecture Notes Power electronics – an interdisciplinary technology The study of power electronics encompasses many fields within electrical engineering H.U. ELE 454 Lecture Notes I. INTRODUCTION Combining the knowledge of these diverse fields makes the study of power electronics challenging as well as interesting. There are many potential advances in all these fields, that will improve the prospects for applying power electronics to new applications. It is difficult to draw the bondaries for the application of power electronics; especially with the present trends in the development of power devices and microcontrollers. H.U. ELE 454 Lecture Notes I. INTRODUCTION Power Electronics is a branch of electrical / electronics engineering engineering, that is concerned with the conversion and control of electrical power for various applications such as: 9 heating and lighting control 9 electrochemical processes 9 switch-mode power supplies 9 dc and ac electrical machine drives, 9 active power line filtering, 9 static VAr compensation systems, 9 AC power controllers 9 electrical welding I. INTRODUCTION H.U. ELE 454 Lecture Notes Power electronics systems applications 9 Solid-state circuit breakers 9 Induction heating 9 Photovoltaic systems 9 Transportation (electric car, trains) 9 Variable-speed, constant-frequency generating systems, 9 Power generation and transmission (HVDC) and many more... I. INTRODUCTION H.U. ELE 454 Lecture Notes Power electronics systems applications I. INTRODUCTION H.U. ELE 454 Lecture Notes Application of power semiconductor devices H.U. ELE 454 Lecture Notes I. INTRODUCTION ¾ At present, POWER ELECTRONICS seems to have been polarized in two directions: ¾ Low-power, high frequency electronics - need for switch mode power supplies - circuit miniaturization ¾ Moderate to high power electronics - covers motor drives, UPS, lighting, heating control, power quality etc. - Cost, efficiency, size, and other performance improvements are the main criteria H.U. ELE 454 Lecture Notes I. INTRODUCTION I. INTRODUCTION H.U. ELE 454 Lecture Notes Power electronics systems applications H.U. ELE 454 Lecture Notes I. INTRODUCTION Motor drives Power electronics systems applications H.U. ELE 454 Lecture Notes I. INTRODUCTION H.U. ELE 454 Lecture Notes I. INTRODUCTION A 200 W SMPS: A dc-dc converter: H.U. ELE 454 Lecture Notes I. INTRODUCTION H.U. ELE 454 Lecture Notes I. INTRODUCTION Bilsat 1 Power Supply H.U. ELE 454 Lecture Notes I. INTRODUCTION H.U. ELE 454 Lecture Notes I. INTRODUCTION Commercial electric motor drives