Course
PostgraduateSemester
Sem. ISubject Code
AVP613Subject Title
PWM Power Converters and ApplicationsSyllabus
Basic concepts of switched mode power conversion, realization of switches, selection of switching devices and reactive elements. Switched Mode DC-AC converters, basic concepts, classification.
Voltage source inverters: Single phase and three phase inverters, square wave operation, har- monic analysis, selective harmonic elimination. Voltage space vector structure of 3-phase volt- age source inverters. Pulse width modulation (PWM) techniques: Sinusoidal PWM (SPWM) and space vector PWM (SVPWM), current mode control.
Multilevel voltage source inverters: Topologies, voltage space vector structure, PWM control schemes.
Current Source Inverters: Single phase and three-phase topologies, control schemes, current space vector structure, space vector PWM.
Applications: Control of AC motor drives: Constant v/f ratio control of induction motor drives and its implementation. Micro-grids: Grid following and grid forming inverters.
Text Books
Same as Reference
References
1. Mohan, Undeland and Robbins, Power Electronics: Converters, Application and Design, John Wiley and Sons, 1989.
2. Robert W Erickson, DragoaMaksimovic: Fundamentals of Power Electronics; published by Springer
3. Joseph Vitahyathil, Power Electronics - Principles and Applications; Tata McGraw Hill
4. L. Umanad, Power Electronics - Essentials and Applications; Wiley India Pvt. Ltd.
5. M H Rashid, Power Electronics - Circuits, Devices and Applications; PHI, New Delhi
6. Philip T Krein: Elements of Power Electronics; published by Oxford University Press.
7. Bin Wu, High Power Converters and AC Drives, IEEE Press
8. B.K.Bose, Power Electronics and AC Drives, Prentice Hall.
Course Outcomes (COs):
CO1: Analyse operation of DC to AC power converter topologies
CO2: Analyse the modulation techniques of voltage source inverters
CO3: Understand the operation of current source inverters and their control
CO4: Apply power converters to control drives and microgrids