Course Description File/EE-371 DEE/UOG

Department of Electrical Engineering

University of Gujrat, Hafiz Hayat Campus

Course Name : Power Electronics

Course Code : EE-371

Course Type : Core Course

Semester Offered :8

Teaching Faculty : Prof. Dr. Shahid Iqbal

Lecture Hours :3

The course is designed to introduce students to the fundamentals of power

electronics. The course may be divided in to three parts. In first part of the
course, students would learn the basics of power semiconductor switches
which are used in power electronic systems to perform the switching
action. The second part of the course covers the fundamental power
electronic converters which are also known as such as ac-dc converters,
ac-ac converters, dc-dc converter and dc-ac inverters. These fundamental
Synopsis
power converters serve as the building blocks for bigger power electronic
systems. In the last part, students would learn about the development of
power electronic systems such as dc and ac power supplies by assembling
smaller units. As the course is introductory in nature, so to keep the
analysis and design of the power converters simple, it would be assumed
that all elements that make up power converters are ideal (lossless power
converters).

At the end of this course student should be able to:

CLO1: Graphically sketch the circuit diagrams of fundamental power

electronic systems and describe their function and operation with the aid
of typical steady state waveforms.

CLO2: Perform the steady state analysis of fundamental power electronic

systems leading to the development of mathematical equations that aid in
their design and performance evaluation.
Course Learning
Outcomes
CLO3: Design fundamental power electronic systems considering lossless
components.

CLO4: Evaluate the operation/performance of designed fundamental

power electronic systems using PSpice simulation.

CLO5: Communicate effectively the learned technical knowledge about

power electronic circuits.

PEO1: Competent graduates employed in the field of electrical

engineering.

PEO2: Creative graduates having sound design and problem-solving skills

Program
Educational to identify, investigate and solve technical challenges faced by society
Objectives
utilizing modern tools.

PEO3: Graduates engaged in life-long learning to solve emerging

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engineering problems while taking into account the environment and

sustainability.

PEO4: Graduates who possess professional ethics, leadership qualities,

and soft-skills to work as a team.

Assessment Mapping

Assessment Items CLO PLO BT WP WK PEO

Q1,2(a) CLO2 PLO2 C4 WP1 WK4 PEO2

Assignments Q1,2(b) CLO3 PLO3 C6 WP1 WK5 PEO2

Q1,2(c) CLO4 PLO5 P4 WP1 WK4 PEO2

Q1,2,3(a) CLO1 PLO1 C2 WP1 WK4 PEO2

Mid Term Test
Q1,2,3(b) CLO2 PLO2 C4 WP1 WK4 PEO2

Quizzes 1, 2, 3, 4 CLO1 PLO1 C2 WP1 WK4 PEO2

Presentation PPT CLO5 PLO10 A3 WP1 WK4 PEO2

Q1,2,3,4,5(a) CLO2 PLO2 C4 WP1 WK4 PEO2

Final Examination
Q1,2,3,4,5(b) CLO3 PLO3 C6 WP1 WK5 PEO2

Syllabus

1.0 Power Semiconductor Switches (9 Hours)

1.1 Power Diodes,
1.1.1 General Purpose Diodes
1.1.2 Fast Recovery Diodes
1.1.3 Schottky Diodes
1.1.4 Series/parallel connections of Power Diodes
1.1.5 Spice Model of Power Diodes
1.2 Thyristors,
1.2.1 Structure of Thyristor
1.2.2 IV Characteristics of Thyristor
1.2.3 Switching Characteristics of Thyristor
1.2.4 Methods to Turn on Thyristors
1.3 Power Transistors,
1.3.1 Power BJT
1.3.2 Power MOSFET
1.3.3 IGBT
1.4 Power Losses in Power Semiconductor Switches
1.4.1 Power Losses of Power Diodes
1.4.2 Power Losses of BJT
1.4.3 Power Losses of Power MOSFET
1.4.4 Gate/Base Drive Circuits
1.5 Snubber Circuits
1.5.1 Over Voltage Snubber Circuit
1.5.2 Turn-On Snubber Circuit
1.5.3 Turn-Off Snubber Circuit

2.0 Un-Controlled Rectifiers (6 Hours)

2.1 Half-wave rectifiers,
2.1.1 Structure, operation and applications
2.1.2 Steady State Analysis
2.1.3 Design Procedure
2.2 Full-wave rectifier,
2.2.1 Structure, operation and applications
2.2.2 Steady State Analysis
2.2.3 Design Procedure
2.3 Three-phase half and full-wave rectifiers
2.3.1 Structure, operation and applications
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2.3.2 Steady State Analysis

2.3.3 Design Procedure
2.4 Performance parameters and gate drive circuits.

3.0 Controlled Rectifiers (6 Hours)

3.1 Half-wave controlled rectifiers,
3.1.1 Structure, operation and applications
3.1.2 Steady State Analysis
3.1.3 Design Procedure
3.2 Full-wave controlled rectifiers,
3.2.1 Structure, operation and applications
3.2.2 Steady State Analysis
3.2.3 Design Procedure
3.3 Full-wave semi-controlled rectifier,
3.3.1 Structure, operation and applications
3.3.2 Steady State Analysis
3.3.3 Design Procedure
3.4 Three-phase half-wave and full-wave controlled rectifiers
3.4.1 Structure, operation and applications
3.4.2 Steady State Analysis
3.4.3 Design Procedure

4.0 DC-DC Converters (6 Hours)

4.1 Buck Converter
4.1.1 Structure, operation and applications
4.1.2 Steady State Analysis
4.1.3 Design Procedure
4.2 Boost Converter
4.2.1 Structure, operation and applications
4.2.2 Steady State Analysis
4.2.3 Design Procedure
4.3 Buck-Boost Converter
4.3.1 Structure, operation and applications
4.3.2 Steady State Analysis
4.3.3 Design Procedure
4.4 Cuk Converter
4.4.1 Structure, operation and applications
4.4.2 Steady State Analysis
4.4.3 Design Procedure

5.0 AC Voltage Controllers (6 Hours)

5.1 Applications of ac voltage controllers
5.2 Classification of ac voltage controllers
5.3 Principle of ON/OFF Control
5.3.1 Structure, operation and applications
5.3.2 Steady State Analysis
5.4 Principle of Phase Control
5.4.1 Structure, Operation and applications
5.4.2 Steady State Analysis
5.5 Single-phase Bidirectional controller with resistive and inductive loads
5.5.1 Structure, Operation and applications
5.5.2 Steady State Analysis
5.6 Single-phase Transformer Tap Changer
5.6.1 Structure, Operation and applications
5.6.2 Steady State Analysis

6.0 Inverters (9 Hours)

6.1 Half-Bridge Inverter
6.1.1 Structure and applications
6.1.2 Analysis of Steady State Operation
6.1.3 Output Voltage and Current Analysis
6.2 Push Pull Inverter
6.2.1 Structure and applications
6.2.2 Analysis of Steady State Operation
6.2.3 Output Voltage and Current Analysis
6.3 Full-Bridge Inverter
6.3.1 Structure and applications
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6.3.2 Analysis of Steady State Operation

6.3.3 Output Voltage and Current Analysis

6.4 Harmonic Control of Single-phase Inverters

6.5 Three-Phase Inverter

6.5.1 Structure and applications
6.5.2 Analysis of Steady State Operation
6.5.3 Output Voltage and Current Analysis

7.0 Power Supplies (6 Hours)

7.1 DC Power Supplies
7.1.1 Linear Power Supplies
7.1.2 Switching Power Supplies
7.1.3 DC-DC Converter with Unidirectional Core Excitation
7.1.4 DC-DC Converter with Bidirectional Core Excitation
7.2 AC Power Supplies
7.2.1 Uninterruptible Power Supplies
7.2.2 Switch Mode AC Power Supply
7.2.3 Resonant Type AC Power Supply

Teaching Approach Lecture and Discussion, Active Learning

1. Muhammad H. Rashid,“Power Electronics: Circuits, Devices, and
Applications”, 2nd Edition, Prentice Hall.
2. Mohan, Undeland and Robbins, “Power Electronics”, 2nd Edition,
References
Wiley.
3. Philip T. Krein,“Elements of Power Electronics”, Oxford University
Press.
Assignments 10%
Quizzes 10%
Mid Term Test 25%
Assessment
Presentation 5%
Final Examination 50%
Total 100%
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