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Power Electronics Syllabus

This document provides a detailed syllabus for a 6th semester course on Power Electronics in the Diploma in Electrical and Electronics Engineering program. The syllabus covers 5 units over 13 hours each, including topics like thyristors, line commutated power control circuits, forced commutated power control circuits, applications of power electronics, and motor drive applications. It lists 4 textbooks and reference books for the course.

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Power Electronics Syllabus

This document provides a detailed syllabus for a 6th semester course on Power Electronics in the Diploma in Electrical and Electronics Engineering program. The syllabus covers 5 units over 13 hours each, including topics like thyristors, line commutated power control circuits, forced commutated power control circuits, applications of power electronics, and motor drive applications. It lists 4 textbooks and reference books for the course.

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DIPLOMA IN ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING

M - SCHEME

Course Name : Diploma in Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Subject Code : 33081

Semester : VI Semester

Subject Title : POWER ELECTRONICS


DETAILED SYLLABUS

CONTENTS

UNIT NAME OF THE TOPICS HOURS

OVERVIEW OF POWER ELECTRONICS


Power electronics-Definition (A-1.1)-Scope and
Applications (B-1.3)-Power Electronic Switch Specifications (A-
1.4.3)-Types of Power Electronic Circuits (A-1.5)-Design of Power
Electronics Equipment (A-1.6)-Power module (A-1.9)-Intelligent
module (A-1.10).
Silicon Controlled Rectifier(D-2.4.1)-Forward Blocking
Region(D-2.4.2)-Forward Conducting Region(D-2.4.3)-Reverse
I Blocking Region(D-2.4.4)-Effect of dv/dt and Snubber Circuits 13
(D-2.4.7)-Effect of Rate of Rise in Current(di/dt)(D-2.4.8)-Thyristor
Ratings(D-2.4.11) -Thyristor Gate Requirements(D-3.2)-Triggering
Circuits for Thyristor(D-3.3)-Resistance Triggering Circuits(D-
3.4.1)-RC Trigger Circuits(D-3.4.1)-UJT based Trigger Circuits-
Driver and Buffer Circuits for Thyristor(D-3.4.7)
Thyristor Commutation Techniques-Class A, Class
B, Class C, Class D, Class E Types(C-5.1 to C-5.6)-Power
Devices MOSFET (A.8.3)-IGBT (A.8.5) GTO (A.4.8.3)

Curriculum Development Centre, DOTE. Page 181


LINE COMMUTATED POWER CONTROL CIRCUITS
Line Commutated Converters(Controlled Rectifiers)-
Principle of Phase Controlled Converter Operation(A-10.2)-Single
Phase Full Converters(A-10.3)-Single Phase Dual Converters
(A-10.3)-Three Phase Full Converters(A-10.6)-Three Phase Dual
Converters(A-10.7)-12 Pulse converters(A-10.12)
II 13
AC Voltage Controllers-Principle of Phase Control(A-
11.3)-Single phase Bidirectional controllers with Resistive Load(A-
11.4)-Single Phase Controller with Inductive Load(A-11.5)-Three
Phase Full Wave Controllers(A-11.6)- Cyclo Converters-Single
Phase Cyclo Converters(A-11.9.1)-Three Phase Cyclo
Converters(A-11.9.2)

Curriculum Development Centre, DOTE. Page 182


FORCED COMMUTATED POWER CONTROL CIRCUITS

DC-DC Switch-Mode Converters(Choppers)-Control of DC-


DC Converters(B-7.2)-Step-Down(BUCK) Converter(B-7.3)-
Continuous-Conduction Mode(B-7.3.1) - Step-Up(BOOST)
Converters(B-7.4)-Continuous Conduction Mode (B-7.4.1) BUCK-
BOOST Converters (B-7.5) Continuous Conduction Mode (B-
7.5.1) - Cuk DC-DC Converters(B-7.6)

III 13
DC-AC Switch-Mode Inverters-Pulse Width Modulated Inverters-
Introduction(A-6.1)-Principle of Operation(A-6.2)-Single Phase
Bridge Inverters(A-6.4)-Three Phase Inverters(A-6.5)-1800
Conduction Mode(A-6.5.1)-1200 Conduction Mode(A-6.5.2)-
Voltage Control of Single Phase Inverters(A-6.6)-Single Pulse
Width Modulation(A-6.6.1)-Multiple Pulse Width Modulation(A-
6.6.2)-Sinusoidal Pulse Width Modulation(A-6.6.3)-Voltage Control
of Three Phase Inverters(A-6.8)-Sinusoidal PWM(A.6.8.1).

APPLICATIONS OF POWER ELECTRONICS


Switch Mode Power Supplies-Full Bridge Converter
type(C-11.1.4)-Uninterrupted Power Supply-ON line(No Break)
and OFF line(Short-Break) types(C-11.2)-Static AC Circuit
Breaker(C-11.5.1)-AC Solid State Relays(C-11.6.2).
IV 12
High Frequency FlourescentLighting (B -16.2.2)-
Induction Heating(B16.3.1)-Electric Welding(B -16.3.2)-High
Voltage DC Transmission(B -17.2)-Wind and Small Hydro
Interconnection(B -17.4.2)-Static VAR Compensators(B -17.3)-
Thyristor Controlled Inductors (B -17.3.1)-Thyristor Switched
Capacitors(B -17.3.2).

Curriculum Development Centre, DOTE. Page 182


MOTOR DRIVE APPLICATIONS

DC Drives-DC Motor with a Separately Excited Field


Winding(B -13.4)-Line Frequency Converters (B-13.7.2)-Effect of
Discontinuous Armature Current(B -13.7.3)Control of Adjustable
Speed Drives(B -13.7.4)-Switch-Mode DC-DC Converters(B -
13.7.1) Induction Motor Drives-Introduction(B -14.1)-Basic
Principle of Induction Motor Operation (B -14.2)-Induction Motor
Characteristics at rated(line) frequency and rated voltage(B -14.3)-
V Speed Control by Varying Stator frequency and voltage(B -14.4)- 12
Torque-Speed Characteristics(B -14.4.1)-Start-Up
Considerations(B -14.4.2)-Voltage Boost required at low
frequencies(B -14.4.3)-Induction Motor Capability below and
above the rated speed(B -14.4.4)-Variable frequency Converter
Classifications(B -14.6)-Variable frequency PWM-VSI Drives (B -
14.7)-Line frequency Variable-Voltage Drives(B -14.11)-Reduced
Voltage Starting(Soft Start) of Induction Motors(B -14.12)-Speed
Control by Static Slip-Power Recovery(B -14.13).

TEXT BOOKS:

S. No. Book Name Author Publication Edition


McGraw Hill
MD Singh, KB seventeenth
1 Power Electronics Publishing Company
Dhanchandaniata reprint 2005
New Delhi

REFERENCE BOOKS:

S. No. Book Name Author Publication Edition


1. Power Electronics Mohammed New Age Third
-A H.Rashid Publication. Edition,2004

2. Power Electronics Mohan, Undeland, Wiley India Media


-B Robbins. Edition. Enhanced
Third Edition
3. Power Electronics Dr.P.S.Bimbhra Khanna Fourth
-C Publishers. Edition, 2011.

4. Power Electronics M.S.Jamil Asghar PHI Learning Eastern


-D Private Limited Economy
Edition, 2010

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Curriculum Development Centre, DOTE. Page 184

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