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PElect 2 POWER ELECTRONICS 2 Power Electronics deals with the design and applications of power semiconductors converters, and to analyze converter characteristics in order to understand how these converters interact with the electric utility grid with the various load applications. 3 units lecture 3 hours lecture None I. PNPN AND OTHER DEVICES 1. Introduction 2. SCR 3. SCS 4. GTO 5. LASCR 6. Shockley Diode 7. Triac II. POWER COMPUTATIONS 1. Introduction 2. Power and Energy 3. Inductors and Capacitors 4. Energy Recovery 5. RMS 6. Apparent Power and Power Factor III. Half wave Rectifier 1. Introduction 2. Resistive Load 3. Resistive-Inductive Load 4. Half-Wave rectifier with a capacitor 5. Controlled Rectifier IV. Full wave rectifier 1. Introduction 2. Single Phase Full wave rectifier 3. Controlled Full wave rectifier V. AC VOLTAGE CONTROLLER: AC TO AC CONVERTER 1. Introduction 2. Single Phase AC Voltage controller VII DC Converter 1. Linear Voltage regulator 2. Basic switching converter 3. Buck Converter 4. Boost Converter VIII. DC Power Supplies 1. Introduction 2. Transformer Models 3. Flyback converter 4. Forward converter 5. Double Ended Converter 6. Push Pull converter

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Power Electronics by Rashid

Engr. John Carl F. Villavicencio Instructor