Subject Code: EE3L004 Name: Power Electronics L-T-P: 3-1-0 Credits: 4
Pre-requisite(s):   Introduction to Electronics, Network Theory

Characteristics of Power Semiconductor Devices: Power diode, power transistors (BJT, MOSFET,IGBT) and Thyristors (SCR, GTO, TRIAC), Gate drive circuit, Desired characteristics of controllable switches, Snubber circuits, Cooling and heat sinks; Rectifiers: Analysis and design of diode rectifier circuits and controlled rectifier circuits, Phase control, power factor, DC load voltage, Polyphase rectifiers, Current and voltage waveforms analysis; AC-AC Phase control: Static switch, integral cycle control, Application of AC-AC Phase Control, Single-phase and polyphase control circuits; DC-DC Converters: Chopper circuits using  GTOs , buck, boost and buck-boost chopper, Discontinuous current analysis, Non-ideal effects and dynamic performance; Inverters: Split source, half-bridge inverters, full bridge inverters, Output control, polyphase inverters, power factor, Current and voltage waveforms analysis, Pulse Width Modulation (PWM): Types of PWM, Microprocessor control, Harmonics and reactive power Power Supply Applications: Switching power supplies, Electrical isolation, Protection circuits, Power supply specifications, Power line disturbances, Power conditioners, Uninterruptible power supplies

Texts / Reference Books:

  1. Muhammad H. Rashid, “Power Electronics: Circuits, Device and Applications”, 2nd Ed. 1993, Prentice-Hall, Inc.
  2. Ned Mohan, T M Undeland, W P Robbins, “Power Electronics: Converters, Application and Design”, John Wiley, 3rd Edition, 2003
  3. Thedore Wildi , “Electrical Machines, Drives and Power System”, Prentice Hall International, Inc, 1997