Course code Power Electronics and Drives L T P J C

EEE3004 3 0 2 0 4

Pre-requisite EEE2001,EEE2002 Syllabus version

Anti-requisite v. 1.0

Course Objectives:

1. To explain basic concepts of Power semiconductor devices

2. To analyze converters its load and drive interaction
3. To analyze speed control concepts of ac and dc drives, speed reversal, regenerative braking aspects,
design methodology

Expected Course Outcome:

On the completion of this course the student will be able to:

4. Determine basic concepts of power semiconductor devices including operating characteristics,
firing circuits and protection circuits.
5. Analyze and design DC-DC and AC-DC power converters and estimate its performance as per the
requirements and constraints specified.
6. Analyze and design various DC-AC and AC-AC converters.
7. Determine the basic concepts of electric drives including electrical and mechanical parameters.
8. Design and analyze power converter fed Separately Excited DC Motor Drive.
9. Design and analyze power converter fed Induction Motor Drive.
10. Design and analyze power converter fed Synchronous Motor Drive.
11. Design and Conduct experiments, as well as analyze and interpret data

Student Learning Outcomes (SLO): 1, 2, 5, 8, 17

1. Having an ability to apply mathematics and science in engineering applications

2. Having a clear understanding of the subject related concepts and of contemporary issues
5. Having design thinking capability
8. Having Virtual Collaborating ability
17. Having an ability to use techniques, skills and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering
practice

Module:1 Introduction to Power Semiconductor Devices: 6 Hours

Structure, and operating characteristics of power Diode SCR, power BJT, MOSFET and IGBT, SiC
devices, Switching characteristics, Snubber designs, firing and protection circuits, basic concepts of
PWM control and phase angle control.

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Module:2 DC-DC & AC-DC Power Converter 7 Hours
2-pulse, 3-pulse and 6-pulse converters – performance parameters: harmonics, ripple, distortion, power
factor – effect of source impedance and overlap- DC-DC chopper circuit using BJT and IGBT -
problems, design and operation, control strategies.

Module:3 DC-AC & AC-AC power converter 6 Hours

Single phase, three phase Bridge inverters, Current source inverters, Multi-level inverter concepts,
Single phase AC voltage controllers, AC chopper; single phase cyclo converters

Module:4 Fundamental concepts of Drives: Till what she taught 6 Hours

Fundamentals of Drive dynamics- Power and Torque - Efficiency and losses - Typical Operating
Conditions - Reversing - Torque Control - Dynamic brake operation - Static brake operation - Motor
Heating and Thermal monitoring -Rating of the Frequency Converters from Motor Specification -
Overload Capacity - Control Range - Derating of Converters - Regenerative Energy - Motor Cables

Module:5 Separately Excited DC Motor Drive: 6 Hours

Single phase and three phase converter fed D.C motor drive. Chopper fed drives, input filter design.
Braking and speed reversal of DC motor drives using choppers.

Module:6 Induction Motor Drives: 6 Hours

Speed Control Methods- variable voltage, V/f control, rotor resistance, pole changing, cascaded
induction machines, slip power recovery - voltage source and current source inverter fed induction
motor drives

Module:7 Synchronous Motor Drives: 6 Hours

Synchronous motor control – analysis with electronic commutation – concept of self-control – stator
current control and marginal angle control

Module:8 Contemporary issues: 2

Hours

Total Lecture hours: 45 Hours

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Text Book(s)

1. Muhammad H. Rashid, Power Electronics: Circuits, Devices & Applications, Pearson

Education, 2013 .

2. Ion Boldea and Syed A. Nasar, Electric Drives, Third Edition, CRC Press, 2016.

Reference Books

1. Ned mohan , Power electronics A first course , John Wiley & Sons Inc 2011

2. Theodore Wildi, Electrical Machines, Drives and Power Systems 6th Edition, Pearson India
2014.

Mode of Evaluation: CAT / Assignment / Quiz / FAT / Project / Seminar

Recommended by Board of Studies 05/03/ 2016

Approved by Academic Council 40th AC Date 18/03/2016

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