EEL301 Power Electronics

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 Faculty of Computer Science, Information Technology and Energy
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..
Contents
Content Full- and part-time intramural studies Part time extramural studies
Contact hours Independent work Contact hours Independent work
Classification of semiconductor converters, Semiconductor diodes, its characteristicss 2 0 0 0
Characteristics of converters' currents and voltages, schemes of uncontrolled rectifiers 2 0 0 0
Principial parameters of schemes of uncontrolled rectifiers 2 0 0 0
Calculation of transformers of uncontrolled rectifiers 2 0 0 0
Analyzis of current shape for uncontrolled rectifiers, commutation processes in uncontrolled rectifiers 2 0 0 0
Thyristor, operation principles, characteristics 2 0 0 0
Operation principle of controlled rectifier, regulation characteristics of controlled rectifier 2 0 0 0
Invertor operation case in controlled rectifier 2 0 0 0
Power factor of controlled rectifier 2 0 0 0
Transistors and its characteristics 2 0 0 0
Pulse Regulators of the DC voltage, filters of pulse regulators 2 0 0 0
Reversible pulse regulator 2 0 0 0
Single phase voltage inverters 2 0 0 0
Three phase voltage inverters 2 0 0 0
Sinus modulation of voltage inverters 2 0 0 0
Current source inverters 2 0 0 0
Total: 32 0 0 0
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
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
Course planning
Part CP ECTS Hours Tests
Lectures Practical Lab. Test Exam Work
1 2.0 3.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 *
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