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Switching Semiconductor Technique

Type of study Follow-up Master
Language of instruction English
Code 430-8741/02
Abbreviation SPT
Course title Switching Semiconductor Technique
Credits 6
Coordinating department Department of Applied Electronics
Course coordinator Ing. Aleš Havel, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

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.

E-learning

Study supports are available in the LMS to students of the course.

Literature

Heumann, K.: Basic Principles of Power Electronics. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg New York, ISBN 3-540-16138-4, 1986.
Rashid, M. H.: Power Electronics. Prentice-Hall International, Inc. ISBN 0-13-334483-5, 1993.

Advised literature

Heumann, K.: Basic Principles of Power Electronics. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg New York, ISBN 3-540-16138-4, 1986.
Rashid, M. H.: Power Electronics. Prentice-Hall International, Inc. ISBN 0-13-334483-5, 1993.