1. Introduction :
Application of Power Electronics, Power semiconductor Devices, Control Characteristics of power devices, Types of Power Electronics Circuits, Design of power electronic equipments.
2. Power Semiconductor Diodes :
Diode Characteristics, Reverse Recovery characteristics, Types of power diodes, Effect of forward & reverse recovery time, Series & parallel connected diodes.
3. Diode Circuits & Rectifiers :
Performance parameters, Single phase full wave rectifiers with R & RL loads, Freewheeling diodes, Multiphase Star rectifiers, three-phase bridge rectifier.
4. Thyristors :
Thyristor characteristics, Two transistor model of thyristor, Thyristor turn-on, di/dt & dv/dt protection, Types of thyristor, Series & parallel operation of thyristors, Thyristor firing circuits, Unijunction transistor
(UJT).
5. Controlled Rectifiers :
Principles of phase control converter operation, Single phase semi, full, Dual and Series converters, three phase half wave, semi, full and dual converters.
6. AC Voltage Controllers :
Principles of On/ OFF control, Principles of phase control, Single phase controllers with R, RL loads, Three phase half & full wave controllers,
Cycloconverters.
7. Thyristor Commutation Techniques :
Natural & Forced commutation Techniques.
8. Power Transistors :
Bipolar Junction Transistors, Power MOSFETs, SITs, IGBTs, Series & parallel operation, di/dt & dv/dt limitations, Isolation of Gate & base drives.
9. DC Choppers :
Step- up & Step-down choppers, Performance parameters, Chopper Classifications, Switching Mode Regulators, Design of Inductor, Capacitor for Buck Converter.
10. PWM Inverters :
Principle of operation, performance parameter, single phase bridge inverters, three phase inverters, Voltage control of single phase & three phase inverters, Harmonic reductions.
11. Power Supplies :
DC power supplies, UPS, Design of transformers.
12. DC Drives :
Basic characteristics of DC Motors, Operating Modes, Single phase, three phase & chopper drives, Close loop control of DC Drives.
13. AC Drives :
Induction Motor Drives, Synchronous Motor Drives.
14. Protection of Devices & Circuits :
Cooling & Heat sinks, Snubber circuits, Reverse Recovery Transients.
* Books :
1. Power Electronics Circuits, Devices & Application by M.H. Rashid (PHI)
2. Power Electronics by Bimbra Khanna Publishers
3. Power Electronics by Williams
