Riphah International University, Lahore Campus

Riphah College of Science & Technology

Power Electronics Weekly Lecture Plan

Schedule
Content
Weeks
Chapter 1
➢ Introduction to Power Electronics
• Importance and scope
1st
• Power Electronics Devices
• Characteristics of different power electronics switches

Chapter 1
➢ Introduction to Power Electronics
2nd • Basics of controlled switches and Gate control circuits
• Types of circuit
Design of Power Electronics Equipment
Chapter 12
➢ Power semiconductor diodes
3rd • Introduction
• Characteristics
• Power diode Types
Chapter 2
➢ Diode Circuits and rectifiers
• Diode Circuits with resistive load
4th
• Diode with capacitive load and inductive load.
• Circuit waveform response.
Freewheeling diode.
Chapter 2
➢ Diode Circuits and rectifiers
• Single phase rectifiers
5th
• Performance Parameters
• Switch mode Power Supply
Problems
Chapter 2
➢ Diode Circuits and rectifiers
6th • Three Phase rectifiers
• Performance Parameters
Problems
Chapter 4
➢ Controlled Rectifiers
• Introduction
7th • Principle of Phase control
• Types of converters

Chapter 4
➢ Controlled Rectifiers
8th • Single phase semi converter
• Single phase full and dual converter
• Three phase converters
 • 12 and 24 pulse converter
• problems

9th Midterm Paper

Chapter 14
➢ Thyristors
• Single
10th • Introduction
• Basics of thyristor
• working principle
• Two Transistor Model
Chapter 14
➢ Thyristors
• Gate characteristics and firing circuits
11th • Turn ON and OFF techniques
• Snubber circuits,
• TRIAC, DIAC, GTOs and types
• Series and parallel operation
Chapter 6
➢ AC Voltage controllers
• Introduction
12th • Principle of ON-OFF control
• Principle of phase control
• single phase bi-directional controller
• Basic concept of Cyclo converters
Chapter 7
➢ DC choppers
13th • Introduction
• Principle of operation
Types of DC converters (step Up and step Down)
Chapter 7
➢ DC choppers
• Performance analysis of buck converter
• Boost converter
14th
• Buck boost and Cuk converters
• DC linked converters
• Isolated converters
• Problems
Chapter 8
➢ Inverters
• Introduction
15th • Principle of operation,
• Performance parameters
• Single phase bridge Inverters and three phase Inverters
• 12 pulse Inverter
Chapter 8
➢ Inverters
• Introduction
16th
• Single phase bridge Inverters
• Three phase Inverters
• Problems