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 Concept of Power Electronics

 Power Electronics-Definition
 Power Electronic topologies
 Block diagram of a typical Power Electronics system
 Power semiconductor devices
-Power MOSFET & THYRISTOR
 Concept of Power Electronics
Power electronics belongs partly to power engineers & partly to electronic
engineers.
 Power Electronics
 Power Electronics is the art of converting electrical energy from one form to
another in an efficient, clean, compact, and robust manner for convenient
utilization.
 Power electronic converters can be found wherever there is a need to
modify a form of electrical energy. The power range of these converters is
from some milliwatts to hundreds of megawatts.
 Power electronics is a subject that deals with the apparatus & equipment on
working on the principle of electronics but rated at power level rather than
signal level.

 Power conversion systems can be classified according to the type of input

& output power:
- AC to DC ( rectifier )
-DC to AC ( inverter )
-DC to DC ( DC to DC converter )
-AC to AC ( AC to AC converter )
Power Electronic topologies
Block diagram of a typical power
electronic system
Power semiconductor devices
Group 1st, Ece,
Power Electronics
Group 1st, Ece,
Power Electronics