Power Converter Design
Course title: Power Converter Design
Code: FEIT05L040
Number of credits (ECTS): 6
Weekly number of classes: 3+1+1+0
Prerequisite for enrollment of the subject:
Course goals/Competences: Practical knowledge and understanding of electrical and thermal effects on power electronics devices and circuits as well as the methods of protection from overheating and overloading. Capability to model, design and produce complex power electronics systems safe from overheating, overloading and with EMI protection.
Total available number of classes: 180
Curriculum: Introduction. Thermal considerations: heat transfer by conduction, radiation and convection; component temperature control and heat sinks. Review of basic magnetic and electric concepts. Basic electric and magnetic materials. Inductors and capacitors in power electronics. Design of magnetic components. Inductor design procedures. Transformer design procedures. Snubber Circuits: snubbers for diodes, thyristors and transistors, turn-off and turn-on snubbers, BJT, MOSFET and GTO snubber considerations. Gate and base drive circuits. Protection methods and circuits.
Literature:
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Compulsory literature |
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No. |
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1 |
Goce Shutinoski |
Power Converter Design (multiplied lectures) |
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2006 |
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2 |
Rashid M. H |
Power Electronics: circuits, devices and applications
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Prentice Hall |
2003 |
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3 |
Mohan, Undeland, Robbins |
Power Electronics – converters, applications and design |
Wiley&Sons |
2002 |
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Further literature |
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No. |
Author |
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Publisher |
Year |
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1 |
Rashid M. H |
Power Electronics Handbook |
Academic Press |
2001 |
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2 |
Erickson, Maksimovic |
Fundamentals of Power Electronics |
Kulver Academic |
2004 |
