Industrial power control
R Lisner
6 points * 26 lecture/laboratory hours * First semester * Caulfield
Power semiconductor devices: SCRs, GTOs, power block transistors, power MOSFETS, theory and application. Power converter theory: phase-controlled rectification and inversion, forced-commutated inverters and choppers, high frequency switch-mode power converters, cycloconverters. Control circuitry: circuitry for producing the required timing and control for various power converter configurations. Power semiconductor device protection: protection of power semiconductor devices from transient overvoltage conditions. Overcurrent protection for different power semiconductor device types. Other aspects including dv/dt, di/dt, safe-operating area.
Assessment
Examinations: 60% * Practical work/Laboratory work: 40%
Recommended texts
Lander C W Power electronics McGraw-Hill, 1987
Mohan N and others Power electronics: Converters, applications and design Wiley, 1989
Rashid M H Power electronics: Circuits, devices and applications Prentice-Hall, 1988