PHILADELPHIA UNIVERSITY

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING

Department of Electrical Engineering

CourseTitle: Power Electronics. (610581) Prerequisite: Electronics (2). (650321) Text Books: 1. Power Electronics, C. Lander, McGraw Hill, 3rd Edition. 2. Power Electronics: Circuits, Devices, and Applications M. H. Rashid, Prentice Hall, 3rd edition. Semester:

Instructor:

:Course Goals

Introduce the student to the principles, operation, and design of power electronics converter circuits.

:Time Schedule Duration: 16 Weeks Lectures: 3hours / week

: Objectives

1. Understand operating characteristics of power semiconductor devices.

2. Learn converter topologies, control techniques, and applications.

3. Learn analysis and design aspects of converters.

4. Understand losses and protection of power semiconductor devices.

Course Contents Week

1 . Introduction: Power Semiconductors; Types and Applications of Power

electronic converters. 1

2. AC-DC Converters: Single-Phase Half-Wave Rectifiers (Uncontrolled,

Controlled); Single - Phase Bridge Rectifiers (Uncontrolled, Fully Controlled 1/2Controlled); Three Phase Bridge Rectifiers (Half-Wave and full-Wave

4 Uncontrolled, Fully Controlled). Applications

3. Effect of Source Inductance on Rectifier Circuits: Single- Phase, Three- Phase

Input-Side Power Factor, Inversion Limits, Regulation. 2

4. AC-AC Converters: Single-Phase and 3-phase AC Choppers and

Cycloconverters. 3

5. DC-AC Converters: 1-Phase invertors: (Single-Leg, H-Bridge); PWM Inverter;

3 three-Phase Inverter; Applications

6. DC-DC Converters; Step-down; Step-Up; Applications 2

7. Switching Loss in Power Semiconductor Devices. Protection of Power

Semiconductor devices Using Snubber Circuits. 1

Mode of Assessment 1. First exam: (20%)

2. Second exam (20%)

3. Quizzes, Reports, H. works, and/or Projects: (20%)

4. Final exam: (40%)

References

1. Power Electronics, Converters, Applications, and Design, N. Mohan, T. M. Undeland, and W.

Robbins, John Wiley, 1995.

2. Principles of Power Electronics, J. G. Kassakian, M. F. Schlecht, and G. C. Verghese, Addison-

Wesley.