Advanced Power Electronics & Drives (EE40011)

Syllabus

Resonant DC-DC converters; operation, characteristics, design equations, control techniques and applications;

SMPS: Forward, flyback, push pull operation characteristics, design and control techniques, Current controlled PWM;

Voltage source inverters- bang-bang, SPWM and space vector modulation techniques;

Resonant DC link voltage source inverters- operation characteristics, design and control;

Non-drive applications of power electronic inverters: UPS, induction heating, metal cutting, active power line conditioning;

Drive applications of inverters: Vector controlled and slip power controlled induction motor drive, self controlled synchronous motor drive- constant power factor and constant margin angle control; Permanent magnet synchronous motor drive, stepper motor drive and switched reluctance motor drive; Applications of microprocessor, PC and DSP in machine drives- example with DC motor drive.

References:

1. B. K. Bose, Modern Power Electronics and Drives, 2^nd ed., Pearson, 2003.

2. R. Krishnan, Electric Motor Drives-Modeling, Analysis and Control, Prientice-Hall of India Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, 2002.

3. H.W.Whittington, B.W.Flynn, D.E.Macpherson, Switched Mode Power Supplies: Design and Construction, John Wiley & Sons Inc., England, 1992.