SAULT COLLEGE OF APPLIED ARTS & TECHNOLOGY
SAULT STE. MARIE, ONTARIO
COURSE OUTLINE
COURSE OUTLINE: POWER ELECTRONICS
CODE NO.: ELR 236 - 6
PROGRAM: ELECTRICAL TECHNICIAN/TECHNOLOGY
SEMESTER: FOUR
DATE: JANUARY 1992
PREVIOUSOUTLINE DATED: JANUARY 1991
AUTHOR: R. MCTAGGART
NEW: REV.: X
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POWER ELECTRONICS
COURSE NAMEELR 236CODE NO.
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS: 96
PREREQUISITE(S): ELN 213, ELR 199
PHILOSOPHY/GOALS:
THE STUDENT WILL BE INTRODUCED TO POWER ELECTRONICDEVICES AND SOLID STATE DRIVE PACKAGES. THE STUDENT WILLALSO BE INTRODUCED TO CONVERTER AND INVERTER CIRCUITSWHICH COMPRISE THE POWER AND CONTROL FOR THESE DRIVEPACKAGES. HANDS ON EXPERIENCE OF OPERATION ANDTROUBLESHOOTING OF TYPICAL COMMERCIAL AC AND DC DRIVESYSTEMS .WILL BE ACHIEVED THROUGH LAB EXERCISES.
STUDENT PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES:
UPON SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THIS COURSE, THE STUDENTWILL BE ABLE TO:
1. DESCRIBE THE OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS OF VARIOUSPOWER ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND ASSOCIATED TRIGGERINGDEVICES;
2. UNDERSTAND AND DESCRIBE THE OPERATION OF SINGLE ANDPOLYPHASE RECTIFIERS, CONVERTERS, AND INVERTERS;
3. UNDERSTAND AND DESCRIBE THE OPERATION OF DC CHOPPERCIRCUITS;
4. OPERATE AND TROUBLESHOOT POWER ELECTRONIC DRIVEPACKAGES;
5. UNDERSTAND MANUFACTURERS' DATA SHEETS AND BE ABLE TOSELECT APPROPRIATE DEVICES FOR SPECIFIC APPLICATIONS.
TOPICS TO BE COVERED:
1. INTRODUCTION TO POWER ELECTRONICS;2. DIODE CIRCUITS AND RECTIFIERS;3. THYRISTOR COMMUTATION TECHNIQUES;4. CONTROLLED RECTIFIERS;5. STATIC SWITCHES;6. AC VOLTAGE CONTROLLERS;7. DC CHOPPERS;8. INVERTERS.
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POWER ELECTRONICSCOURSE NAME
ELR 236CODE NO.
LEARNING ACTIVITIES
1. INTRODUCTION TO POWERELECTRONICS
HISTORY OF POWER ELECTRONICSAPPLICATIONSPOWER ELECTRONIC DEVICES.TRIGGERING DEVICESMANUFACTURERS' DATA SHEETSDEVICE PROTECTION
3. THYRISTOR COMMUTATIONNATURAL COMMUTATION
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2. DIODE CIRCUITS AND RECTIFIERSDIODES WITH RLC LOADSFREEWHEELING DIODES
- SINGLE PHASE RECTIFIERS- POLYPHASE RECTIFIERS
DESIGN
4. CONTROLLED RECTIFIERSPHASE-CONTROLLED CONVERTEROPERATIONSEMICONVERTERSFULL CONVERTERSDUAL CONVERTERSSERIES CONVERTERSPOWER FACTOR IMPROVEMENTSDESIGN OF CONVERTER CIRCUITS
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5. STAT~ITCHES- SI~PHASE AC SWITCHES
POLYPHASE AC SWITCHESDC SWITCHESDESIGN OF STATIC SWITCHES
REQUIRED RESOURCES
TEXT: POWER ELECTRONICS:CIRCUITS. DEVICES. ANDAPPLICATIONS& RASHID.
CH. 1, 12, 13, 14, 15
CH. 2
CH. 3
CH. 4
CH. 5
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POWER ELECTRONICSCOURSE NAME
ELR 236CODE NO.
LEARNING ACTIVITIES
6. AC VOLTAGE CONTROLLERSSINGLE PHASE CONTROLLERSPOLYPHASE CONTROLLERSTRANSFORMER TAP CHANGERSCYCLOCONVERTERSDESIGN OF AC VOLTAGECONTROLLER CIRCUITSEFFECTS OF-INDUCTANCES
7. DC CHOPPERSINTRODUCTIONSTEP-DOWN AND STEP-UP CHOPPEROPERATIONSWITCHING-MODE REGULATORSTHYRISTOR CHOPPER CIRCUITSCHOPPER CIRCUIT DESIGN
8. INVERTERSPRINCIPLE OF OPERATIONSINGLE PHASE INVERTERSPOLYPHASE INVERTERSVOLTAGE CONTROL OF INVERTERSHARMONIC REDUCTIONS
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CH. 7
CH. 8
REQUIRED RESOURCES
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POWER ELECTRONICSCOURSE NAME
ELR 236CODE NO.
METHOD(S) OF EVALUATION
TESTS 6~\
LAB EXERCISES 4~\
TOTAL 1~~\
THE GRADING SYSTEM USED WILL BE AS FOLLOWS:
A+ = 9~ - 1~~\ A = 8~ - 89\ B = 7~ - 79\ C = 55 - 69\R REPEAT
NOTES: IN ORDER TO OBTAIN A PASSING GRADE THE STUDENTMUST MAINTAIN A MINIMUM 55\ AVERAGE IN BOTH TEST
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SCORES AND LAB EXERCISES.
IF A STUDENT MISSES A TEST HE/SHE MUST HAVE AVALID REASON (ie. MEDICAL OR FAMILY EMERGENCY).IN ADDITION, THE SCHOOL MUST BE NOTIFIED BEFORETHE SCHEDULED TEST SITTING. THE STUDENT SHOULDCONTACT THE INSTRUCTOR INVOLVED. IF THE INSTRUCTORCANNOT BE REACHED LEAVE A MESSAGE WITH THE DEAN'SOFFICE OR THE COLLEGE SWITCHBOARD. IF THISPROCEDURE IS NOT FOLLOWED THE STUDENT WILL RECEIVEA MARK OF ZERO ON THE TEST WITH NO REWRITE OPTION.
REQUIRED STUDENT RESOURCES:
TEXT BOOKS: 1. POWER ELECTRONICS: CIRCUITS, DEVICES, ANDAPPLICATIONS BY M. H. RASHID.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCE MATERIALS AVAILABLE IN THE COLLEGELIBRARY BOOK SECTION:
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