COURSE OUTLINE POWER ELECTRONICS

COURSE OUTLINE IN PELECT2

Course Number: PELECT 2
Course Title: Power Electronics
Credit: 3units (3 hrs Lecture)
Pre-requisite: Co-requisite:
Course Description: Power Electronics deals with the design and applications of power semiconductors converters, and to analyze converter characteristics in order to understand how these converters interact with the electric utility grid with the various load applications.
Inclusive Date Topics to be covered in the Course: No. of Hours
I. PNPN AND OTHER DEVICES
1. Introduction
2. SCR
3. SCS
4. GTO
5. LASCR
6. Shockley Diode
7. Triac

II. POWER COMPUTATIONS
1. Introduction
2. Power and Energy
3. Inductors and Capacitors
4. Energy Recovery
5. RMS
6. Apparent Power and Power Factor
III. Half wave Rectifier

1. Introduction
2. Resistive Load
3. Resistive-Inductive Load
4. Half-Wave rectifier with a capacitor
5. Controlled Rectifier

IV. Full wave rectifier

1. Introduction
2. Single Phase Full wave rectifier
3. Controlled Full wave rectifier
V. AC VOLTAGE CONTROLLER: AC TO AC CONVERTER
1. INTRODUCTION
2. SINGLE Phase AC Voltage controller

VII DC Converter

1. Linear Voltage regulator
2. Basic switching converter
3. Buck Converter
4. Boost Converter

VIII. DC Power Supplies
1. Introduction
2. Transformer Models
3. Flyback converter
4. Forward converter
5. Double Ended Converter
6. Push Pull converter

Basis Grading:
Passing Cut-off Score = 60%
Lec Grade = ((PG+ MG + FG)/3)

Lecture: Per Period
Quizzes 40%
Major Exam 60%


Schedule of Major Examination:
Prelim Exams
Midterm Exams
Final Exams

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS
TEXT: Power Electronics
By : Rashid