Modern Power Supplies (Modul F)

Higher education teachers: Zajec Peter
Credits: 6
Semester: summer
Subject code: 64268



Subject description

Prerequisits:

  • The entry requirements are specified by the Faculty of Electrical Engineering.
  • To attend the written exam, the candidate has to complete laboratory work and write the associated reports.

Content (Syllabus outline):

a) Review of High-frequency DC/DC converters and their detail analysis. Converters, with galvanic transformer, resonant converter

  • Switching losses, snubber circuits, triggering circuit for IGBT and MOSFETs
  • Requirements for steering and control of DC/DC converters, modulation principles, optimization of control loops
  • Design, criteria for selection of basic electronic components to operate in switching mode, the calculation of magnetic components, design of associated electronic circuits for measurement and processing of electrical quantities in power electronics circuits
  • Simulation of power electronics circuits.

b) Review of converters to drive DC, induction, BLDC Motor and their operation principles.

c) Uninterruptible power systems (UPS), plants (PFC) and measures (active and passive filtering) to minimize contamination of the network.

d) Electromagnetic compatibility, sources and methods of propagation of electromagnetic disturbances, actions and components to reduce the EM interference.

Objectives and competences:

Merging the power electronics sub-assemblies and subassemblies for industrial electronics in power devices and systems in terms of reliable and safe operation. Deepen insight into the design and operation of switching power supply systems from the selection of circuit elements to optimize the internal control loops. To prepare the students for in-depth analysis of power electronics devices and to independently design, realization and optimization of switching converter systems.

Intended learning outcomes:

In-depth understanding of the converters operation and their physical limitations. To gain knowledge for deeper analysis and design steps in solving specific problems of power electronic converters.

Learning and teaching methods:

Lectures and tutorials to deepen the theoretical bases, laboratory exercises for practical realization and validation of circuits. Construction documentation.





Study materials

  1. M. Milanovič: Uvod v močnostno elektroniko, učbenik, Univerza v Mariboru, Fakulteta za Elektrotehniko računalništvo in informatiko, Maribor, 1997.
  2. P. Zajec: Interna skripta, Univerza v Ljubljani, Fakulteta za Elektrotehniko.
  3. B. K. Bose, Power Electronics And Motor Drives: Advances and Trends. Academic Press, 2010.
  4. J. Jacob, Power Electronics: Principles and Applications. Cengage Learning, 2001.
  5. T. L. Skvarenina, The Power Electronics Handbook. CRC Press, 2001.
  6. J. Kasakian, M. Schlecht, G. Vergese: Principle of power electronics, MIT, Academic press, 1991.
  7. T. Williams, EMC for Product Designers. Elsevier Science, 2011.



Study in which the course is carried out

  • 1 year - 2nd cycle - Electrical Engineering - Electronics
  • 1 year - 2nd cycle - Electrical Engineering - Electrical Power Engineering
  • 1 year - 2nd cycle - Electrical Engineering - Biomedical Engineering
  • 1 year - 2nd cycle - Electrical Engineering - Control Systems and Computer Engineering
  • 1 year - 2nd cycle - Electrical Engineering - Mechatronics
  • 1 year - 2nd cycle - Electrical Engineering - Robotics
  • 1 year - 2nd cycle - Electrical Engineering - Information and Communication Technologies
  • 1 year - 2nd cycle - Advanced Power Systems