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Advanced Topics in Power Electronics

This document provides information about an advanced topics course in power electronics. The course objectives are to introduce recent developments in power electronics components, topologies, control techniques, and address thermal and EMC issues. The course builds upon a basic undergraduate power electronics course. Topics covered include advanced silicon devices, converter topologies, reactive elements, energy storage systems, thermal engineering and EMI/EMC techniques. Upon completing the course, students will understand advanced devices, topologies and control schemes, developments in reactive elements, energy storage systems, and solutions for thermal and EMI/EMC problems.

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Advanced Topics in Power Electronics

This document provides information about an advanced topics course in power electronics. The course objectives are to introduce recent developments in power electronics components, topologies, control techniques, and address thermal and EMC issues. The course builds upon a basic undergraduate power electronics course. Topics covered include advanced silicon devices, converter topologies, reactive elements, energy storage systems, thermal engineering and EMI/EMC techniques. Upon completing the course, students will understand advanced devices, topologies and control schemes, developments in reactive elements, energy storage systems, and solutions for thermal and EMI/EMC problems.

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Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering

EE638 ADVANCED TOPICS IN POWER ELECTRONICS L T P C


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To give an introduction to the recent developments of power electronics from components, topology,
Course control techniques to thermal & EMC. This course drives on the application requirements of power
Objectives: electronics. This is a higher level of subject that will help to work in demanding areas of power
electronics.

Power Electronics course in UG with knowledge on basics of semiconductor switches, basics of


converter topology (AC-DC,AC-AC & DC-DC), basic control techniques of Power Electronic
Prerequisites:
equipment, basics of reactive elements, storage and high frequency magnetic, basics of EMC & any
power simulation environment.

Introduction to switches - Advanced Silicon devices - Silicon HV thyristors, MCT, BRT & EST- SiC devices -
diodes, thyristors, JFETs & IGBTs - Gallium nitrate devices - Diodes, MoSFETs.
Advance converter topologies for PEE - Interleaved converters, Z-Source converters, multi level converters
(Cascaded H-Bridge, Diode clamped, NPC, Flying capacitor) multi pulse PWM current source converters,
advanced drive control schemes.
Advances in reactive elements - Advanced magnetic material, technology and design (Powder ferrite,
Amorphous, Planar designs) Advance capacitive designs (Multilayer chip capacitors, double layers for
storage, Aluminum electrolytic).
Advance storage systems - Developments in battery systems, Ultra capacitors, Fly wheel energy storage,
Hybrid storage systems for EV/HEV, Power management in hybrid systems, Energy storage in renewable.
Thermal engineering with EMI/EMC techniques - Advanced thermal solutions (fan cooled, liquid cooled,
heat pipes, hybrid techniques) EMC techniques (Conducted, Radiated emissions & Susceptibility), System
design for EMC.
Reference Books:
1. Andrzej M Trzynadlowski, Introduction to Modern Power Electronics, John Wiley and sons. Inc, New York, 1998.
2. R D MiddleBrook& Slobodan CUK, 'Advances in Switched Mode Power Conversion', Vol I, II, & III, Tesla Co
(optimum power conversion).
3. B. JayantBalinga, 'Advanced High Voltage Power Device Concepts', Springer New York 2011. ISBN 978 -1-
4614-0268-8.
4. BIN Wu, 'High Power Converters and AC Drives', IEEE press Wiley Interscience, a John Wiley& sons Inc
publication 2006.
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5. Wurth Electronics, 'Trilogy of Magnetics, Design guide for EMI filter design in SMPS & RF circuits', 4 extended
and revised edition.
Course Outcomes:
Upon completion of the course, the students will be able to
1. Understand the principles of operation of advanced Silicon devices.
2. Appraise various advanced converter topologies and the suitable control schemes.
3. Recognize recent developments in design aspects of reactive elements such as the material, the structure etc
and the effect on performance.
4. Understand nuances of advanced energy storage systems such as battery energy storage system (BESS), ultra
capacitors, etc and strategies for power management in such systems.
5. Distinguish between various possible solutions pertaining to thermal management and EMI/EMC problems and
devise solutions for simple power electronic systems.
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