POWER ELECTRONICS

COURSE OUTLINE

Responsible: Georgios Orfanoudakis

1. GENERAL

SCHOOL School of Engineering
ACADEMIC UNIT Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
LEVEL OF STUDIES Undergraduate
COURSE CODE 0811.7.003.0 SEMESTER 1st
COURSE TITLE Power Electronics
INDEPENDENT TEACHING ACTIVITIES
if credits are awarded for separate components of the course 		WEEKLY
TEACHING HOURS		 CREDITS
4 4
Total 4 4
COURSE TYPE
general background, special background, specialised general knowledge, skills development		 Special background / Core
PREREQUISITE COURSES None
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION and EXAMINATIONS English
OFFERED TO ERASMUS STUDENTS Yes (in English) — Winter Semester
COURSE WEBSITE (URL) https://eclass.hmu.gr/courses/ECE141/

2. LEARNING OUTCOMES

Learning outcomes

The course "Power Electronics I" aims to provide students with basic knowledge on the semiconductor power modules and power converters built based on them. More specifically, it refers to the structure, operation, special features and applications of different types of power converters. It also covers elements of Fourier analysis and electric power quality.

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

  1. describe and explain the structure, the characteristics, the capabilities and operation of basic power semiconductor elements
  2. identify and describe the basic topologies of power converters (rectifiers, AC regulators, choppers, inverters)
  3. identify and describe the basic control techniques of the above converters
  4. examine and analyze the operation of converters and explain the characteristics of voltage-current waveforms at their input and output
  5. explain the principles of Fourier analysis and apply it to the calculation of harmonic components, distortion, etc. of voltage-current waveforms
  6. select the appropriate power converter for a given application.

General Competences
  • Search, analysis and synthesis of data and information, using the necessary technologies
  • Adaptation to new situations
  • Autonomous work
  • Teamwork
  • Work in an interdisciplinary environment
  • Production of new research ideas

3. SYLLABUS

Theoretical Lecture Sections

  • Introduction to power electronics - relation to other scientific fields. Classification of electronic power converters and their applications.
  • Structure and functional characteristics of semiconductor power components (power diode, thyristor, BJT, MOSFET, GTO, IGBT, …).
  • Uncontrolled rectifier circuits (using power diodes): Single-phase and three-phase rectifier topologies. Effect of the network’s internal inductance (transition).
  • Controlled rectifiers (using thyristors): Topologies of single-phase and three-phase fully controlled inverters, voltage and current waveforms, calculation of active and reactive power.
  • AC converters: AC regulators with anti-parallel thyristors, reference to cycloconverters.
  • DC to DC converters: Basic topologies of DC to DC converters (step-down, step-up). Analysis of the Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) technique and its application to them.
  • AC to DC converters: Topology of single-phase (half-full bridge) and three-phase switching inverter. Analysis of operation with PWM.
  • Principles of Fourier analysis and calculation of harmonic components. Derivation of spectrum. Calculation of active / reactive power, RMS value, total harmonic distortion and application to AC converters.

4. TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS - EVALUATION

DELIVERY
Face-to-face, Distance learning, etc.		 Project-based, Individual study
USE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
Use of ICT in teaching, laboratory education, communication with students
TEACHING METHODS
The manner and methods of teaching are described in detail.
Activity Semester workload
Lectures 0
Laboratory Exercises 10
Study and report writing 50
Independent study 50
Study and literature review 10
Course total 120
STUDENT PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
Description of the evaluation procedure

Project evaluation (60%)

Oral exam on given Power electronics syllabus (40%)

5. ATTACHED BIBLIOGRAPHY

- Suggested bibliography

  • Mohan Ν., Undeland Τ. Μ., Robbins W. P., “Introduction to Power Electronics”, 3rd edition, Publisher: Tziola, Thessaloniki, 2010.
  • Rashid M., “Power Electronics”, 1st edition, Publisher: "ION" Publishing Group, Athens, 2010.
  • Manias St. “Power Electronics”, 2d edition, Publisher: Symeon, Athens, 2017.
  • Kioskeridis I., “Power Electronics”, 1st edition, Publisher: Tziola, Thessaloniki, 2008.

- Relevant scientific journals:

  • IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics
  • IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics
  • IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications
  • IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics
  • IET Power Electronics

DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING, HELLENIC MEDITERRANEAN UNIVERSITY