Course Code: EEE 304 POWER ELECTRONICS

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Course Prerequisites EEE 102
Objectives:
The course aims to provide adequate knowledge of the electronic devices and their applications
for conversion, control and conditioning of electric power along with typical methods of
designing the power electronic circuits.
Expected Outcome:
On completion of the course the students will be able to
Obtain the switching characteristic of different types of power semi-conductor devices.
Determine the operation, characteristics and performance parameters of controlled
rectifiers.
Apply switching techniques and basic topologies of DC-DC switching regulators.
Use the different modulation techniques of pulse width modulated inverters and to apply
the harmonic reduction methods.
Design the practical applications for power electronic converters in conditioning the power
supply.
Unit I Power Semi-Conductor Devices

Structure, operation and characteristics of SCR, TRIAC, power transistor, MOSFET and IGBT.
Driver and snubber circuits for MOSFET - Turn-on and turn-off characteristics and switching
losses series & parallel operation protection of SCRs firing & typical control circuits
Performance parameter
Unit II Phase-Controlled Converters

2-pulse, 3-pulse and 6-pulse converters Inverter operation of fully controlled converter -
Effect of source inductance single phase dual converter Single phase AC voltage controllers;
AC chopper; single phase cyclo converters.
Unit III DC To DC Converters

Step-down and step-up choppers - Time ratio control and current limit control basic
oscillating chopper multi chopper quadrant operation of chopper.
Unit IV
Inverters

Introduction of basic series and parallel inverters, single phase Bridge inverters - PWM
techniques: Sinusoidal PWM modified sinusoidal PWM and multiple PWM- Voltage and
harmonic control - Series resonant inverter - Current source inverters.
Unit V Applications

Regulated power supply, SMPS, UPS , DC Circuit Breakers , AC circuit breakers
HVDC systems , AC and DC motor control.
Text Books
1. Muhammad H. Rashid, Power Electronics: Circuits, Devices and Applications, Pearson
Education, Third edition, 2004 / PHI.
Reference Books
1. Bimal K. Bose, Modern Power Electronics and AC Drives, Pearson Education, 2003.
2. Mr. Jaganathan, Introduction to Power Electronics, Prentice Hall of India, 2004.
3. Ned Mohan, Tore.M.Undeland, William.P.Robbins, Power Electronics: Converters,
Applications and Design, John Wiley and sons, third edition, 2003.
Mode of Evaluation
Sessional Written CAT-I & II and Assignments
Final Written Term - End Examination (TEM)
Recommended by the
Board of Studies on
14-11-2009
Date of Approval by
the Academic Council

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List of Experiments:
1. Study of SCR triggering using R and RC and UJT
2. Monostable multivibrator firing circuit
3. Astable multivibrator firing circuit
4. AC phase control using TRIAC and DIAC.
5. MOSFET based chopper
6. Simulation studies on single phase thyristorised converter and AC voltge controller using
MAT Lab
7. Simulation and analysis of zero voltage switching of a transistorized power electronic switch.
8. Simulation and analysis of zero current switching of a transistorized power electronic switch.
Mode of Evaluation Laboratory Examinations, Viva Voce