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Power Electronics 2

Course Code :
EPR 452
Level :
Undergraduate
Course Hours :
3.00 Hours
Department :
Department of Electrical Engineering

Instructor information :

Title:Professor
Name: Naser Mohammed Bayoumy AbdelRahim
Office hours:5-Hours

Area of Study :

The Main Goals of this course are: • Develop student’s knowledge about the operation of AC-AC, DC-DC and DC-AC power electronics converters and their applications. • Provide the student with the analytical tools necessary to analyse and design of AC-AC, DC-DC and DC-AC power converters. • Train the student to perform basic experiments on single-phase AC-AC converters and DC choppers.

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Telephone: 16383 (16FUE)
E-mail: [email protected]

Power Electronics 2

Ac voltage controllers: The single phase AC voltage controller, Three phase controller, Integral cycle control, Thyristor commutation techniques, Main principles, Circuits, DC choppers: The single thyristor chopper, Two thyristor choppers, Inverters: Single phase circuits, Bridge inverter circuits.

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Telephone: 16383 (16FUE)
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Power Electronics 2

Course outcomes:

a. Knowledge and Understanding:

1-	Describe the operation of single-phase integral cycle and phase control AC voltage controller.
2-	Explain the operation and characteristics of three-phase AC voltage controllers with resistive loads.
3-	Explain the principle operation of step-down choppers with resistive and inductive loads.
4-	Explain the construction, equivalent circuit, and operation of switching-mode regulators.
5-	Describe the operation of PWM single-phase and six-step three-phase inverters and the methods of voltage and frequency control.

b. Intellectual Skills:

1-	Analyze the operation of single-phase AC voltage controllers with resistive and inductive loads and three-phase ac voltage controllers with resistive loads.
2-	Evaluate the performance of DC choppers and switch-mode regulators.
3-	Analyze operation of PWM single- phase inverters,
4-	Analyze operation three-phase six-step inverters.

c. Professional and Practical Skills:

1-	Perform basic experiments on single-phase AC voltage controller.
2-	Perform basic experiments on DC choppers.

d. General and Transferable Skills:

1-	Work coherently and successfully in a team work.
2-	Work in stressful environment and within constraints.
3-	Effectively manage tasks, time, and resources.

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Telephone: 16383 (16FUE)
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Power Electronics 2

Course topics and contents:

Topic	No. of hours	Lecture	Tutorial/Practical
Phase control of single-phase ac voltage controllers with resistive and inductive loads.	14	6	8
Three-phase ac voltage controller with resistive load.	8	6	2
Single-phase AC voltage controllers: Principle of integral cycle control and phase control.	8	6	2
Single-phase transformer tap changer and single-phase cycloconverters.	8	6	2
DC Choppers	11	6	5
Switched-mode regulators: Buck; Boost; Buck-Boost; and Ćuk regulators.	8	6	2
Single-phase PWM inverter: Half-bridge and full-bridge inverters.	8	6	2
Three-phase six-step inverter with resistive load.	5	3	2
Voltage and frequency control of single-phase inverter.	5	3	2

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Telephone: 16383 (16FUE)
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Power Electronics 2

Teaching And Learning Methodologies:

Teaching and learning methods
Interactive lectures
Experiential learning
Self reading
Report writing
Problem Solving

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Telephone: 16383 (16FUE)
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Power Electronics 2

Course Assessment :

Methods of assessment	Relative weight %	Week No.	Assess What
• Final exam	40.00
Lab Exper.	10.00
Mid- Exam I	15.00
Mid- Exam II	15.00
o Participations	10.00
o Quizzes	10.00

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Telephone: 16383 (16FUE)
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Power Electronics 2

Books:

Book	Author	Publisher

Recommended books :

1. M. H. Rashid. Power Electronics: Circuits, Devices, and Applications, 2nd edition Prentice Hall, 1993 and 4th ed. Pearson Education Inc., 2014. 2. N. Mohan, T. M. Undeland, and W.P. Robbins, Power Electronics: Converters, Applications and Design, John Wiley, 2nd edition, 2003. 3. Dewan S.B. and Straughen, Power semiconductor circuits, John Wiley& Sones, 1984.