Power Electronics (Basic)

1. Brief introduction to power electronics

a) What is power electronics? b) Why power electronics? c) Power Losses in real switches 1

i. Conduction losses ii. Switching losses 2. Power electronics basic components

a) Diode i. ii. iii. iv. v. vi. b) BJT i. ii. iii. iv. v. vi. c) MOSFET i. Working principle ii. Cut-off region iii. Saturation region iv. Losses v. Series/parallel MOSFETs vi. Protection and snubber techniques Other less common transistors IGBT i. Working principle ii. Cut-off region iii. Saturation region iv. Losses SCR i. Working principle ii. Conduction angle iii. Firing angle iv. Cut-off region v. Saturation region vi. Losses vii. Commutation of SCR Triac i. Working principle ii. Cut-off region iii. Saturation region iv. losses Other thyristors Differences between different components Working principle Cut-off region Saturation region Losses Series/parallel BJT Protection and snubber techniques IV curve Ideal diode Schottky diode Series/parallel diode Losses Protection, snubber techniques

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3. AC-DC rectifiers
a) Single phase Uncontrolled rectifiers i. Half wave rectifiers ii. Full wave rectifiers b) Single phase Controlled rectifiers i. Half wave rectifiers ii. Full wave rectifiers c) Three phase Uncontrolled rectifiers i. Half wave rectifiers ii. Full wave rectifiers d) Three phase Controlled rectifiers i. Half wave rectifiers ii. Full wave rectifiers

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4. DC-DC converters
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11 Buck converter Boost converter Buck-Boost converter 12 Cuk converter Fly back converter 13 Forward converter Half bridge Converter 14 Full bridge Converter Full bridge phase shift converter 15 SEPIC Selection of best topology among them 16 Applicable standards and applications of different topologies Single Phase Push Pull configuration Single Phase Half bridge configuration Single Phase Full bridge configuration Three Phase Push Pull configuration Three Phase Half bridge configuration Three Phase Full bridge configuration Introduction Comparison between static and mechanical switches Static AC switches Three-Phase static switches Hybrid switches Solid state relay Static tap-changing control Static VAR controller (SVC) 17 18 19

5. DC-AC inverters

6. Static switches
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Part IV Power electronics (Advance)

<It cannot be covered in 4 month timeframe> 7. Design of Inductor

8. Design of transformer 9. Gate drive circuits 10. EMI filters 11. ZVS (zero voltage switching) 12. ZCS (zero current switching) 13. PWM implementation 14. PFM Implementation

Part V Software workshop (Cadence Orcad 16.3)

1. Introduction to ORCAD CAPTURE (to design schematics in different projects)
a) Getting familiarize with different basic functions of capture b) Practicing on capture with some example

2. Introduction to ORCAD PSIPCE (to simulate your schematics)

a) Getting familiarize with different basic functions of PSPICE b) Practicing on PSPICE with some example

3. Introduction to Allegro PCB editor (to design PCB boards)

a) Getting familiarize with different basic functions of capture b) Practicing on capture with some example

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