Welcome
to
Power Electronics Course
ABB
Instructor
Dr. Kar
23 Old Drama
Email: nkar@uwindsor.ca
Office Hour: Thursdays, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Graduate Assistants
Tomi Hila
Essex Hall
Email: hila@uwindsor.ca
Office Hour: -----Fatima Ghousia
B20 Essex Hall
Email: ghousia@uwindsor.ca
Office Hour: -----Anas labak
B20 Essex Hall
Email: labaka@uwindsor.ca
Office Hour: ------
Texts
Class Lectures:
“Power Electronics” by Mohan, Undeland and
Robins, 3rd Edition, 2003, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Projects/Laboratory Experiments/Tutorials:
“Power Electronics Lab Manual" by N. Kar (to be
posted soon)
Class Location and Time
Room 186, EH
Tuesdays & Thursdays
8:30 am - 9:50 am
Tutorials/Laboratory Experiments/Projects
1. Four tutorials
2. Three labs/mini projects.
3. Detailed instructions on lab/project report/format will
be given at a later time.
Marking Scheme
Attendance
(5%)
Midterm Exam No. 1
(20%)
Midterm Exam No. 2
(20%)
Final Examination
(45%)
Laboratory Experiments/Projects (10%)
Course Contents
1. Review of diodes, BJTs, MOSFETS, IGBTs, RLC circuits, etc.
2. Diode Rectifiers
– to convert the input ac into dc in an uncontrolled manner
3. Thyristor Converters
– to convert the input ac into dc in a controlled manner
4. DC-DC Switch-Mode Converters
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Step-down (buck) converter
Step-up (boost) converter
Step-down/step-up (buck-boost) converter
Cuk converter
Full-bridge converter
5. Switch-Mode DC-AC Inverters
– ac motor drives
– Uninterruptible ac power supplies
– Where a sinusoidal ac output is required whose magnitude and frequency
both have to be controlled
Course Contents (Cont’d)
6. Application of Power Electronic Systems
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Battery Charging
Renewable Energy from Wind
Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPSs)
DC and Induction Motor Drives:
• A motor drive consists of
– An electric motor
– A power electronic converter
– And possibly a speed and/or position sensor
• Applications
– Servo motor drives in robotics
– Variable-speed drive for adjusting flow rates in pumps
SET Forms
Student Evaluation of Teaching forms will be
administered during the last two weeks of the class.
Scope and Applications
Power Flow through Converters
o An ac/dc converter is shown here
o Converter is a general term
o Converters: rectifier (ac – dc) and inverter (dc – ac)
o Rectifier mode of operation when power from ac to dc
o Inverter mode of operation when power from ac to dc
Power Processor as a Combination of Converters
• A converter is a basic module or building block of a power
electronic system
• Converters: rectifier (ac – dc) and inverter (dc – ac)
• Energy storage elements (inductors and capacitors):
decouple the input and the output sides
AC Motor Drives
• Converter 1 rectifies line-frequency ac into dc
• Capacitor acts as a filter; stores energy; decouples
• Converter 2 synthesizes low-frequency ac to motor