Introduction to Power Electronics

Nadim Chowdhury
Department of EEE
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology

nadim@eee.buet.ac.bd
Motivation

80% power goes Passive 𝐋, 𝐂 𝐬𝐢𝐳𝐞

through power Component 𝟏
∝
electronic circuits. dominates size. 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲

Data
Centers

Electric
Vehicle Voltage regulator module
or a Computer

Internet
of Things
10 kHz 75 MHz
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 The Future Grid

Opportunity:
A Robust Electric Grid
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HV DC Transmission

HVDC Link, Bheramara, Bangladesh

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Power Electronics
• Semiconductor devices à Electronic circuits
• Mobile chargerà a few Watt rating
• Industrial drives à MW rating
• Power Semiconductor Device circuits
‒ Power diode, SCR, Power BJT and Power MOSFETs and IGBTs

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Power electronics vs Electronics
• Electronics à ±5 V, ± 15 V, mA, micro A
• Power electronics à few watts to tens to hundreds of MW
• Mobile charger
‒ 220 V, 50Hz or 110 V, 60Hz. à Rectifier à 0.9*Vrms à DC/DC
converter à Battery
• Voltage regulation and Current regulation have to be done
• Isolation between the input and output side
• AC to DC or DC to AC
• AC to AC (variable frequency) [adjustable speed drive]
• DC to DC
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Power electronics system

Interdisciplinary:
Analog and digital electronics, Control systems, Physics of the devices.

Power electronics circuits

Power quality conditioning UPS, SMPS

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Power converter
• AC to DC à Rectifier
• DC to DC à DC to DC converter or Chopper
• AC to AC à AC chopper, Cycloconverter
• DC to AC à Inverter
Types of power semiconductor devices:

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Examples

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Examples

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Research
• Power rating increase
• Power loss reduction
• Frequency of operation increase
• Cost reduction
• Size reduction

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Topics
• Introduction
• Power devices
• Rectifiers
• AC to AC converters (AC voltage controllers and
Cycloconverter)
• DC to DC converters (Isolated and non-isolated converters)
• DC to AC inverters
• Applications

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Reference books and notes
• Power Electronics: Circuits, Devices & Applications
• by M.H. Rashid Pearson
• Power Electronics
• by Daniel W. Hart
• 6.334 Power Electronics lecture notes
• By Prof. David Perreault

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Class tests

Class test No Topics

1 Diode, Rectifier, SCR, IGBT
2 DC/DC Converter
3 DC/AC Converter
4 AC/AC Converter

Group project ?? (Simulation, Hardware implementation)

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Thank you for your attention

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