Skip to main content
Skip header

Power Electronics of Automotive Systems II

* Exchange students do not have to consider this information when selecting suitable courses for an exchange stay.

Course Unit Code430-4124/01
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated4 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Choice-compulsory type B
Level of Course Unit *Second Cycle
Year of Study *First Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredSummer Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
H1L20prof. Ing. Petr Chlebiš, CSc.
DAM37Ing. Vladislav Damec, Ph.D.
HAV278Ing. Aleš Havel, Ph.D.
Summary
Knowledge obtained in this subject offer students good orientation in the branch of power electronics applications, e.g. applications with UPS, automotive electronics, AC power regulators and in applications with electrical drives. This subject enables students to explore parts of power semiconductor systems and to apply obtained information by constructing in practice. Knowledge obtained in this subject is a part of a general knowledge of electrotechnic educated expert.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
Knowledge obtained in this subject enable students good orientation in power electronics applications, e.g. applications with UPS, automotive electronics, power sources, regulators and in applications with electrical drives. This subject enables students explore parts of automotive power semiconductor systems and apply obtained information by construction in practice. Information obtained in this subject is part of general knowledge of electrotechnic educated expert.
Course Contents
Lectures:
1. Modern switching semiconductor components, power transistors, IGBT, switchable types of thyristors.
2. Topologies of DC/DC converters without transformer, variants of wiring according to voltage polarity and direction of current, principles of operation, basic types of control and applications, solved examples (1).
3. Topologies of DC/DC converters without transformer, variants of wiring according to voltage polarity and current direction, principles of operation, basic types of control and applications, solved examples (2).
4. Basic and modern topologies of switching power supplies, Forward and Flyback inverters, switched stabilizers, efficiency of switching power supplies, solved examples.
5. Basic and modern topologies of switching power sources with transformer, Push-Pull type inverters, double-acting inverters, efficiency of switching sources, solved examples.
6. DC / DC converters with soft switching, ZCS and ZVS principles, resonant converters.
7. Switched back-up and charging electronic sources, applications in automotive.
8. Voltage Inverters, principles, wiring, output voltage control, width control, PWM control, vector PWM, applications (1).
9. Voltage inverters, principles, wiring, output voltage control methods, width control, PWM control, vector PWM, applications (2).
10. Current inverters, principles, connections, applications.
11. Indirect frequency converters with voltage and current intermediate circuits, their applications in hybrid and electric vehicles.
12. Examples of design and arrangement of inverters, specific applications, development tendencies of power semiconductor systems in the automotive field.

Exercises:
1. Basics of design of power semiconductor devices.
2. Calculation of power loss of semiconductor components in switching mode.
3. Examples of calculation and practice of the theory of DC/DC converters.
4. Laboratory task No. 1 - DC/DC converters, buck and boost DC/DC converters.
5. Simulation of selected topologies of DC/DC converters in OrCAD/PSpice.
6. Design of the power and control part of the Forward and Flyback switching power source.
7. Test No. 1.
8. Laboratory task No. 2 - DC / DC converters with transformer, Forward and Flyback inverters.
9. Laboratory task No. 3 - measurement of load characteristics and efficiency of switching power supplies.
10. Examples of calculation and practice of the voltage inverter theory.
11. Simulation of selected topologies of voltage and current inverters in OrCAD / PSpice.
12. Laboratory task No. 4 - 1-phase voltage inverter, width and PWM control.
13. Laboratory task No. 5 - 3-phase voltage inverter, width and PWM control, modes U / f = const. and U / f ≠ const.
14. Test No. 2.

Workout of laboratory exercises:
  Laboratory Task No. 1 - DC / DC Converters, Buck and Boost DC/DC converter.
  Laboratory Task 2 - DC / DC Converters with transformer: Forward and Flyback.
  Laboratory Task 3 - Measurement of load characteristics and efficiency of switching power supplies.
  Laboratory task No. 4 - 1-phase voltage inverter, width and PWM control.
  Laboratory task No. 5 - 3-phase voltage inverter, width and PWM control, modes U / f = const. and U / f ≠ const.
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
Emadi, A.: Handbook of Automotive Power Electronics and Motor Drives. CRC Press, 2017. ISBN 1420028154, ISBN 978-1420028157.
BOSE, Bimal K. Modern power electronics and AC drives. Upper Saddle River: Prentice Hall PTR, c2002. ISBN 0-13-016743-6.
Trzynadlowski, Andrzej Maria. Introduction to modern power electronics. 2nd ed. Hoboken: Wiley, c2010. ISBN 978-0-470-40103-3.
Chlebiš, P.: Výkonové polovodičové systémy. Učební texty pro kombinované a distanční studium. VŠB-TU Ostrava, 2005.
Chlebiš, P.: Polovodičové měniče s měkkým spínáním. Monografie, VŠB - Technická univerzita Ostrava, 2004, ISBN 80-248-0643-6.
Vondrášek, F.: Výkonová elektronika I, II, III. Skriptum ZČU Plzeň, 1994.
Emadi, A.: Handbook of Automotive Power Electronics and Motor Drives. CRC Press, 2017. ISBN 1420028154, ISBN 978-1420028157.
BOSE, Bimal K. Modern power electronics and AC drives. Upper Saddle River: Prentice Hall PTR, c2002. ISBN 0-13-016743-6.
Trzynadlowski, Andrzej Maria. Introduction to modern power electronics. 2nd ed. Hoboken: Wiley, c2010. ISBN 978-0-470-40103-3.
Recommended Reading:
BOSE, Bimal K. Power electronics and motor drives: advances and trends. Burlington: Elsevier/Academic Press, c2006. ISBN 0-12-088405-4.
Rashid, M. H.: Power Electronics. Prentice-Hall International, Inc., 1993, ISBN 0-13-334483-5.
BOSE, Bimal K. Power electronics and motor drives: advances and trends. Burlington: Elsevier/Academic Press, c2006. ISBN 0-12-088405-4.
Rashid, M. H.: Power Electronics. Prentice-Hall International, Inc., 1993, ISBN 0-13-334483-5.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Tutorials, Experimental work in labs
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Credit and ExaminationCredit and Examination100 (100)51
        CreditCredit40 (40)25
                Test č. 1Written test10 0
                Test č. 2Written test10 0
                Protokoly z lab. úlohLaboratory work20 0
        ExaminationExamination60 (60)11
                Písemná zkouškaWritten test40 0
                Ústní zkouškaOral examination20 0