MCT-321: POWER ELECTRONICS 4(3, 1)

Course Objectives:
This course encompasses the use of modern power electronic devices, their application and control.
The theory and operational principles of power semi-conductor devices is discussed in detail, and
complemented by practical use in the lab. Different power conversion techniques are discussed in
detail. The effect of real loads (like inductive loads, motors etc) is discussed along with the ideal
examples to develop a better understanding of the real time constraints placed on the design of power
conversion circuits. The control of the power electronics devices is performed by microcontroller
/processor based systems. The students are encouraged to handle the practical constraints in
implementing the control scheme for the devices by working on a semester project.

Topics Covered
Introduction: applications, power semiconductor devices and characteristics
Power Semiconductor and Diodes: semiconductor basics, characteristics, Diodes with RL and RC
load, freewheeling diode, recovery of trapped energy with diode
Diode Rectifiers: single phase (half wave, full wave and bridge) rectifiers, rectifiers with RL load,
performance parameter of rectifiers
Power Transistors: bipolar junction transistors and their characteristics, power MOSFETs, IGBTs,
comparison of transistors
DC to DC Converters: introduction, step down operation with RL load, step up converter with RL
load, converter classifications
PWM Inverters: principle of operation, performance parameter, single phase bridge inverter, three
phase inverter, voltage control of three phase inverter, advanced modulation techniques
Thyristors: introduction, model of thyristors, turn-on and turn-off techniques
Resonant Pulse Inverters: introduction, series resonant inverters, frequency response of series
resonant inverters, parallel resonant inverters, voltage control of resonant inverters
Controlled Rectifiers: introduction and principle of phase controlled converter, single phase full
converter, single phase dual converters, three phase half wave converter, three phase full wave
converter
AC Voltage Controllers: principle and operation of on off control, principle of phase control, single
phase bidirectional controllers, single phase controllers with inductive load
Static Switches: single phase and three phase AC switches, DC switches, solid state relays
Motor Drives: DC, AC and Stepper Motor Drives
Suggested text:
1. Power Electronics: Circuits, devices and applicationsby Muhammad H Rashid
2. Power Electronics: Applications and Design by Ned Mohan
3. Fundamentals of Power Electronics by Robert W. Erickson