Lectures
01. Ideal and real semiconductor switch, scope, overview and utilization of power semiconductor components.
02. Power semiconductor switches – diodes and thyristors.
03. Power semiconductor switches – bipolar transistors, field effect transistors, IGBT.
04. Power losses and cooling of power semiconductor components.
05. Uncontrolled rectifiers – circuit diagrams and principles, influence of the supply grid and the load.
06. DC/DC converters – circuit diagrams and principles, analysis of the output voltage and current.
07. DC/DC converters – multi quadrant topologies, control methods, analysis of the output voltage and current.
08. Voltage inverters – power circuits, utilization, function and voltage and current waveforms.
09. Current inverters – power circuits, utilization, function and voltage and current waveforms.
10. Control methods of inverters – possibilities of output frequency, current and voltage control.
11. Switching power supplies – forward and flyback converter.
Exercises
Solved examples from selected chapters of power semiconductor systems:
01. Average and RMS values, power losses of diodes, thyristors and transistors.
02. Design and calculation of colling systems for PSS.
03. Uncontrolled rectifiers.
04. DC/DC converters.
05. Voltage inverters.
06. Simulation of power semiconductor converters, their losses, cooling – demonstration of OrCAD/Pspice SW.
07. Test 1 – Power semiconductor components, cooling and rectifiers.
08. Test 2 – DC/DC converters, Inverters and switching power supplies.
Laboratory exercises
01. Laboratory task from uncontrolled rectifiers.
02. Laboratory task from DC/DC converters.
03. Laboratory task from voltage inverters.
04. Laboratory task from switching power supplies.
Projects
Evaluation of laboratory measurements from laboratory exercises:
01. Measurement report from uncontrolled rectifiers.
02. Measurement report from DC/DC converters.
03. Measurement report from voltage inverters.
04. Measurement report from switching power supplies.
01. Ideal and real semiconductor switch, scope, overview and utilization of power semiconductor components.
02. Power semiconductor switches – diodes and thyristors.
03. Power semiconductor switches – bipolar transistors, field effect transistors, IGBT.
04. Power losses and cooling of power semiconductor components.
05. Uncontrolled rectifiers – circuit diagrams and principles, influence of the supply grid and the load.
06. DC/DC converters – circuit diagrams and principles, analysis of the output voltage and current.
07. DC/DC converters – multi quadrant topologies, control methods, analysis of the output voltage and current.
08. Voltage inverters – power circuits, utilization, function and voltage and current waveforms.
09. Current inverters – power circuits, utilization, function and voltage and current waveforms.
10. Control methods of inverters – possibilities of output frequency, current and voltage control.
11. Switching power supplies – forward and flyback converter.
Exercises
Solved examples from selected chapters of power semiconductor systems:
01. Average and RMS values, power losses of diodes, thyristors and transistors.
02. Design and calculation of colling systems for PSS.
03. Uncontrolled rectifiers.
04. DC/DC converters.
05. Voltage inverters.
06. Simulation of power semiconductor converters, their losses, cooling – demonstration of OrCAD/Pspice SW.
07. Test 1 – Power semiconductor components, cooling and rectifiers.
08. Test 2 – DC/DC converters, Inverters and switching power supplies.
Laboratory exercises
01. Laboratory task from uncontrolled rectifiers.
02. Laboratory task from DC/DC converters.
03. Laboratory task from voltage inverters.
04. Laboratory task from switching power supplies.
Projects
Evaluation of laboratory measurements from laboratory exercises:
01. Measurement report from uncontrolled rectifiers.
02. Measurement report from DC/DC converters.
03. Measurement report from voltage inverters.
04. Measurement report from switching power supplies.