Course Details
Subject {L-T-P / C} : EE6404 : Advanced Power Electronic Converters { 3-0-0 / 3}
Subject Nature : Theory
Coordinator : Prof. Monalisa Pattnaik
Syllabus
Module1: (12 Hrs)
Non-isolated DC-DC Converters: DC-DC Converter operation in DCM and CCM. Classification, effects of converter non-idealities: Inductor Resistance, Transistor and Diode Voltage Drop, Switch Resistance on converter performance
Isolated DC-DC Converters: Buck and boost derived isolated converters, single-ended fly back, single-ended forward, Push–Pull Converter, Half-Bridge and Full-Bridge Converter operation
Module 2: (06 Hrs)
Resonant DC-DC converters: Operating principle of resonant converters, Classification, waveforms, switching trajectory, losses and control, Zero-Current-Switching Resonant Converters, L-Type ZCS Resonant Converter, M-Type ZCS Resonant Converter, Zero-Voltage-Switching Resonant Converters, Comparisons Between ZCS and ZVS Resonant Converters, Two-Quadrant ZVS Resonant Converters
Module 3: (10 Hrs)
Resonant Pulse Inverters: Series Resonant Inverters, Series Resonant Inverters with Unidirectional Switches, Series Resonant Inverters with Bidirectional Switches, Frequency Response of Series Resonant Inverters, Frequency Response for Series Loaded, Frequency Response for Parallel Loaded, Frequency Response for Series–Parallel Loaded, Parallel Resonant Inverters, Voltage Control of Resonant Inverters, Class E Resonant Inverter, Class E Resonant Rectifier, Resonant DC-Link Inverters
Module 4: (08 Hrs)
Multi-level Converters: Need for multi-level inverters, Concept of multi-level, Topologies for multi-level: Diode Clamped, flying capacitor and Cascaded H-bridge multilevel Converters configurations, features and relative comparison of these configurations, Applications: Reactive Power Compensation, Back-to-Back intertie, Adjustable Speed Drives
AC-AC Converters: Matrix Converter, Applications of AC-AC Converters.
Course Objectives
- To study advanced converters and switching techniques implemented in recent technology.
- To demonstrate different configurations of soft switching resonant converters and inverters and its performance comparison
- To study various multi-level inverter topologies and matrix converter
- To study harmonic reduction techniques used in inverters, multi-level inverters, and their applications.
Course Outcomes
CO1: Understand the basic operation, losses and efficiency of various power electronics converters <br />CO2: Capability in designing isolated converters. <br />CO3: Able to design, analyze and simulate resonant converters. <br />CO4: Develop a deep insight about the practical issues in power electronics circuit design <br />CO5: Able to analyze various multi-level inverter configurations. <br />CO6: Understand the application requirements of converters for given applications.
Essential Reading
- N. Mohan, T. M. Underland & W.P. Robbing, Power Electronics: Converter, Applications & Design, John Wiley & Sons , 2003
- M. H. Rashid, Power Electronics Circuits, Devices, and Applications, Pearson Education , 2014
Supplementary Reading
- L. Umanand, Power Electronics Essentials and Applications, Wiley India Pvt Ltd. , 2009
- Erickson and Maksimovic, Fundamentals of Power Electronics, Springer, 2nd edition , 2006