Design of electrical power convertersCourse code: ME0011 | 8 ECTS credits
Basic information
Level of Studies:Master applied studies
Year of Study:1
Semester:1
Requirements:To follow the course, prior knowledge of (1) the basics of electrical engineering, (2) electrical power converters and (3) fundamentals of electronics
Goal:Acquiring knowledge about advanced design techniques of power converters and their related ones control circuits. Training students for thermal modeling, calculations and cooling systems of power converters. Acquiring knowledge about measurement techniques applied in power converters.
Outcome:Students will get acquainted with the basics of designing power converters and will be able to independently design the main power circuits and control circuits of power converters. Students will be able to apply their knowledge in concrete industrial systems.
Contents of the course
Theoretical instruction:
Introduction; Basic passive (chokes, capacitors and transformers) and active components in power converter circuits.
An overview lecture on the basic topologies of power converters (AC/AC, AC/DC, DC/DC, DC/AC).
Basic principles and classification of phase regulation techniques for grid commutated thyristor power converters.
Principles, types and classification of pulse width modulation (PWM) switching techniques for power converters
Basic electronic circuits and control structures of power converters.
Design of passive components of power converters (chokes, transformers, capacitors, impulse transformers)
Design of thyristor (AC/DC and AC/AC), grid-commutated power converters.
Design of high-frequency IGBT power converters (choppers and inverters); Application in regulated electrical drives (V/f and vector control).
Designing of measuring, driving and control circuits of power converters.
Designing systems of power converters used in the field of renewable energy sources (solar, wind energy, tides and sea waves).
Designing power converters for power factor correction; Basic methods and principles.
Calculation of power losses of switching and passive elements power converters (transformers and chokes) and thermal calculations of power converters.
Modeling and designing of passive systems for power converters cooling.
Modeling and designing of forced systems for power converters cooling.
Systems for monitoring and diagnosing the operation of power converters; Predictive and preventive maintenance.
Basic methods in reliability calculations of power converters; Component reliability i reliability of the power converters systems.
Practical teaching consists of a) Computational exercises: solving practical design tasks in accordance with the content of the lecture (b) Computer exercises: simulations of power converter circuits (in software packages MATLAB Simulink and PSPICE-MicroSIM) in accordance with the lecture content.
Textbooks and References
I.Batarseh, A.Harb, Power Electronics: Circuit Analysis and Design Softcover reprint of the original 2nd ed. 2018 Edition, SPRINGER 2018.
S.N.Vukosavic, Grid-Side Converters Control and Design: Interfacing Between the AC Grid and Renewable Power Source, SPRINGER 2018.
N.Mohan, T.M. Undeland, W.P. Robbins, Power electronics : converters, applications, and design, 3rd ed. , Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, 2003.
M.H. Rashid, Power Electronics, Circuits, Devices and Applications, 3rd ed., Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education, 2003.
R.W. Eriksson and D. Maksimovic, Fundamentals of Power Electronics, 2nd ed. (Kluwer Academic Publishers, New York, 2001.).
