| Code | EEL301 |
| Name | Power Electronics |
| Status | Compulsory/Courses of Limited Choice |
| Level and type | Undergraduate Studies, Academic |
| Field of study | Power and Electrical Engineering |
| Faculty | |
| Academic staff | Iļja Galkins, Ivars Raņķis, Inna Buņina, Anastasija Žiravecka, Igors Ščukins, Genadijs Zaļeskis |
| Credit points | 2.0 (3.0 ECTS) |
| Parts | 1 |
| Annotation |
Powerful semiconductor elements and its application. Rectifiers, control, operation regimes, the AC regulation, DC pulse regulation, inverters, control, modulation.. |
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Goals and objectives of the course in terms of competences and skills |
Show to students possibilities of electrical parameters convertation using semiconductor diodes, thyristors, transistors elements, teatch them methods of simplified calculations with aim to provide calculations and evalautions in converters circuits |
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Learning outcomes and assessment |
To be able draw and carry up the basic calculations in circuits of uncontrolled rectifiers - Succesfully worked out two home calculations tasks on uncontrolled rectifiers To be able explaine comutation processes in uncontrolled rectifiers - Succesfully worked out home calculation task on comutation processes in uncontrolled rectifiers To be able explaine operation principle of controlled rectifier and its regulations characteristics - Succesfully worked out 2 home calculation tasks on controlled rectifiers To be able explaine load characteristics of controlled rectifiers and its invertation regime - Succesfully worked out home calculation task on DC transmission To be able explaine operation of DC pulse regulators and carry out its calculation - Succesfully worked out two home calculation tasks on DC pulse regulators To be able explaine operation principle of voltage and current inverters and carry out its calculation - Succesfully worked out two home calculation tasks on inverters |
| Course prerequisites | Theorethical bases of electrical engineering |