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Undergraduate Course: Power Conversion 4 (ELEE11078)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Engineering CollegeCollege of Science and Engineering
Course typeStandard AvailabilityAvailable to all students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Year 4 Undergraduate) Credits10
Home subject areaElectronics Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionThis course introduces students to power electronic converters for high power systems and their use in a variety of renewable energy systems (solar PV, wind, wave and tidal power), and in power systems (FACTS, HVDC). Machine drives, including 4 quadrant operation control of both dc and induction machines are also covered. Different types of electrical generators used for renewable energy conversion are then studied, including switched reluctance machines, permanent magnet generators and linear generators.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites It is RECOMMENDED that students have passed Power Electronics 4 (ELEE10004) AND Electrical Power Engineering 3 (ELEE09010)
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus?Yes
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2011/12 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1) WebCT enabled:  Yes Quota:  None
Location Activity Description Weeks Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
King's BuildingsLectureJCMB 63011-11 12:10 - 13:00
King's BuildingsTutorialClassroom 2, Sanderson Building1-11 15:00 - 15:50
King's BuildingsLectureJCMB 63011-11 12:10 - 13:00
First Class Week 1, Tuesday, 12:10 - 13:00, Zone: King's Buildings. JCMB 6301
Exam Information
Exam Diet Paper Name Hours:Minutes
Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May)1:30
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
On completion of the course, students should have a good understanding of the operation of, and be able to carry out basic calculations on, the following:
- 1 and 3 phase inverters
- Converters for solar photovoltaic systems
- HVDC systems using voltage source converters
- Flexible ac Transmission Systems (FACTS)
- 4 quadrant dc motor and induction motor drives
- Doubly fed induction generators (DFIG)
- Switched reluctance motor
- Permanent magnet machines
- Linear machines
Assessment Information
Assessment will be based on a single written paper of 90 minutes duration
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
Academic description Not entered
Syllabus Lectures

L1-2 Inverters (Dr Ewen Macpherson)
Single and 3 phase inverters. Harmonics produced by inverters. Pulse Width Modulation techniques.

L3-7 Applications of High Power Electronics (Dr Ewen Macpherson)
Converters for Solar (PV) Systems. Uninterruptible Power Supplies. Flexible AC Transmission Systems (FACTS). Voltage Source HVDC systems.

L8-12 Machine Drives (Dr Ewen Macpherson)
4 quadrant operation; dc drives; closed loop control; induction motor drives; Double Fed Induction Generator (DFIG); stepper motor drives; brushless dc machines.

L13-22 Generators for Renewable Energy (Dr Markus Mueller)
switched reluctance motor drives; permanent magnet generator; Linear Generator.


Tutorials

One per teaching week.
Transferable skills Not entered
Reading list Electrical Machines, Drives, and Power Systems, Wildi, (Pearson Prentice Hall), ISBN 0-13-196918-8
Study Abroad Not entered
Study Pattern Not entered
KeywordsPower electronics Power converters Linear generators Permanent magnet generators
Contacts
Course organiserDr Ewen Macpherson
Tel: (0131 6)50 5601
Email: Ewen.Macpherson@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMrs Laura Smith
Tel: (0131 6)50 5690
Email: laura.smith@ed.ac.uk
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