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