KCE/ DEPT.

OF EEE

DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING

COURSE PLAN (THEORY)
Sub. Code
Sub.Name
Staff Name

: EE2301
: POWER ELECTRONICS
: J.AROKIARAJ

Branch / Year / Sem : B.E EEE / III /V

Batch
: 2012-2016
Academic Year
: 2014-15 (Odd)

OBJECTIVE
Learning how to apply the electronic devices for conversion, control and conditioning of
electronic power.
LEARNING OUTCOME
To get an overview of different types of power semi-conductor devices and their
switching characteristics.
To understand the operation, characteristics and performance parameters of controlled
rectifiers.
To study the operation, switching techniques and basic topologics of DC-DC
switching regulators.
To learn the different modulation techniques of pulse width modulated inverters
and to understand the harmonic reduction methods.
To study the operation of AC voltage controller and Matrix converters.
To study simple applications
TEXT BOOKS
T1. M.H. Rashid, Power Electronics: Circuits, Devices and Applications, Pearson
Education, PHI Third edition, New Delhi 2004.
REFERENCE BOOKS
R1. P.S.Bimbra Power Electronics Khanna Publishers, third Edition 2003.
WEB RESOURCES
W1.https://fenix.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/72/Paper%2D%20194_Improved_Luis%_ICHQP_06.pdf
W2.http://www.google.co.in/url?sa=t&rct=j& =rja =0CGMQFjAG&url=http%3A%
W3.http://www.google.co.in/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source =6o0WO3p1A
W4. http://et.upt.ro/admin/tmpfile/fileM1224954797file490353adde0d4.pdf
W5.http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-07302003-11145/unrestricted/Finalthesis.pdf

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c No

Books for
Reference

Topic

Page
No.

Teaching
Methodology

No. of
Hours
Required

Cumulative
No. of
periods

UNIT I POWER SEMI-CONDUCTOR DEVICES

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.

Study of switching devices

Frame(structure), Ton-Toff ,
VI characteristics of SCR
Structure, Ton-Toff , VI
characteristics of TRIAC
Structure, Ton-Toff , VI
characteristics of BJT
Structure, Ton-Toff , VI
characteristics of IGBT
Structure, Ton-Toff , VI
characteristics of MOSFET
Switching losses,
Driver and snubber circuit
Commutation circuits for SCR

R1

1-5

BB

R1

62-93

BB

R1

123-124

BB

R1

10-19

BB

R1

24-27

BB

R1

20-23

BB

R1
R1
R1

68-78
94-103
160-174

BB
BB
BB

2
1
2
1

11
12
14
15

16

1
1

17
18

UNIT II - PHASE-CONTROLLED CONVERTERS

10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.

2-pulse converters
3-pulse converters
6-pulse converters
Effect of source inductance
Performance parameters
Reactive power control of
converters
Dual converters
Battery charger.

R1
R1
R1
R1
R1

175-201
214-220
210-214
221-225
225-227

CBT & PPT

CBT & PPT
CBT & PPT
CBT & BB
BB

W1

BB

R1
W2

228-235
-

BB
BB

UNIT III - DC TO DC CONVERTER

18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.

Step-up & step-down chopper

Time ratio control
Current limit control
Buck converter
Boost converter
Buck-boost converter,.
Concept of Resonant
switching
SMPS

R1
T1
W3
T1
T1
T1

248-254
170
186-190
190-194
194-203

CBT & PPT

BB
BB
BB
BB
BB

21

22

1
1
1

23
24
25

T1

352

BB

26

T1

383-395

BB & Demo

27

UNIT IV - INVERTERS
26.
27.
28.
29.
30.
31.
32.
Topi
c No
33.

Single phase inverters

Three phase (both 120o mode
and 180o mode) inverters
PWM techniques:
Sinusoidal PWM,
Modified sinusoidal PWM
Multiple PWM
Introduction to space vector
modulations
Topic
Voltage and harmonic control

R1

309-336

CBT & PPT

29

R1

337-347

CBT & BB

31

R1
R1
R1
R1

349
354-356
356-359
351-354

BB
BB
BB
BB

33

W4

BB

34

Books for
Reference

Page
No.

Teaching
Methodology

No. of
Hours
Required

Cumulative
No. of
periods

R1

347-349
359-362

BB

35

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34.
35.

Series resonant inverter

Current source inverter

T1
R1

353-367
363-377

BB
BB

36

UNIT V - AC TO AC CONVERTERS
36.
37.
38.
39.
40.
41.
42.

Single phase AC voltage

controllers
Multistage sequence control
Single cyclo-converters
Three phase
Cyclo-converters
Introduction to Integral cycle
control,
Power factor control
Matrix converters

R1

396-407

CBT & PPT

38

R1
R1

409
414-419

BB
BB

1
1

39
40

R1

419-425

BB

42

R1

393-395

BB

43

W5
T1

536-537

BB
BB

1
1

44
45

CONTENT BEYOND THE SYLLABUS

Multi level Inverter

INTERNAL ASSESSMENT DETAILS

TEST NO.

II

MODEL

Topic Nos.

1-14

15-25

1-42

Date

ASSIGNMENT DETAILS
ASSIGNMENT

II

III

Topic Nos. for

reference

1-14

15-25

26-42

Deadline

24.7.2014 22.8.2014 10.9.2014

ASSIGNMENT I

ASSIGNMENT II

ASSIGNMENT III

Descriptive Questions
1.(i)
Compare
the 1. Explain with necessary
performance
circuit
diagrams,
characteristics
of waveforms and working of
MOSFET and BJT.
a 3 phase fully controlled
(8)
Derive
the
(ii) Briefly discuss the converter.
for
load
V-I characteristics of expressions
voltage and load current.
SCR.
(8)
(16)
2. Describe about any 2.

1. (i)
Describe
the
working of a 1 full
bridge
inverter
with
relevant
circuit
and
waveforms. (8)
(ii) What is PWM? List the
various PWM techniques
and explain any one of
them. (8)

What is DC chopper? 2. Discuss the functioning

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one driver circuit and Describe various types of of three phase voltage
snubber
circuit
for chopper
configuration source inverter in 120o
MOSFET. (16)
with
appropriate degree operating
mode.
diagrams.
(16)
3. (i) A single phase
semi
converter
is
operated from 120 V
50 Hz ac supply. The
load current with an
average value Idc is
continuous and ripple
free firing angle =
/6. Determine.
(a)
Displacement
factor.
(b) Harmonic factor of
input current.
(c) Input power factor.
(10)
(ii) Write a note on
battery charger.
(6)

3. Draw the circuit of CUK

regulator and explain its
working principle with
necessary waveform in
detail.

3. A single phase full wave AC

voltage controller has an input
voltage of 230 V, 50Hz and it is
feeding a resistive load of 10
ohms. If firing angle of thyristors
is 110 degree, find the output
RMS voltage, input power factor
and average current of thyristor.
(16)

1. What is meant by line

commutated converter?
2. What is meant by
forced commutation?
3. What is meant by Time
Radio Control?
4. What is the constant
frequency
control
of
chopper?
5.
What
are
the
advantages of SMPS over
the
phase
controlled
rectifier?

1. What are the advantages

of PWM control?
2. Write the diference
between CSI and VSI.
3. Why the series inverter
is called so?
4. What is meant by cycloconverter?
5.
What
are
the
applications of ac voltage
controllers?

Short Questions
1.
Define holding
current.
2. What is a snubber
circuit?
3. Define circuit turn of
time.
4. What is the function
of freewheeling diodes
in controlled rectifier?
5. What is meant by
inversion
mode
of
rectifier?

Prepared by

Verified By

J.AROKIARAJ

HOD/ EEE

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