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Undergraduate Course: Power Conversion 4 (ELEE10029)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Engineering CollegeCollege of Science and Engineering
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits10 ECTS Credits5
SummaryThis course will develop understanding of fundamental power electronic building blocks and modulation techniques, employed in solid-state power converters. The concept of switch mode power conversion will be developed starting with basic circuits and extended to more complex topologies and functions, including the generation of two and three phase ac waveforms. The course will introduce a range of power electronic devices and show how the properties these devices affect the design and performance of power converters. A range of case studies will be used to illustrate how power electronics may be applied to a real world applications.
Course description Topics covered:
Part 1: Power Electronics
1: Introduction to power electronic applications and power semiconductor devices.
2: Fundamentals of switch-mode waveforms and basic switching circuits.
3: DC-DC converters, fundamental circuits and analysis techniques.
4: DC-AC Converters, circuits and Modulation.
5: Switching transients, losses and thermal management.

Part 2: Electrical Machines Applications (Power management, Machines drives)
6: Introduction to electrical machines and applications.
7: DC & Brushless DC Permanent Magnet Machines
8: Variable Speed Induction Machines - V/f control & vector field control
9: Doubly Fed Induction machines ¿ wind power
10: Linear Electrical Drives and applications
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites It is RECOMMENDED that students have passed Power Systems, Power Electronics and Machines 3 (ELEE09029)
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
High Demand Course? Yes
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. Have a sound understanding of the operation of power electronic converters and their use in a range of applications.
  2. Be able to carry out calculations to perform designs and evaluate the performance of power electronic converters.
  3. Have a sound understanding of electrical machines
  4. Be able to carry out calculations to predict performance/behavior for a range of electrical machines
  5. Have a strong appreciation of the application of power electronics and electrical machine applications
Reading List
Power Electronics: Converters, Applications and Design by Ned Mohan, Tore M. Undeland, William P. Robbins.

Voltage-Sourced Converters in Power Systems : Modeling, Control, and Applications Amirnaser Yazdani, Reza Iravani

5. Electric Machinery Fundamentals¿ Stephen J. Chapman, Pub. McGraw-Hill, ISBN 0-07-Y66160-X
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsPower Engineering,Power Electronics,Electrical Machines,Power Converters,Machine Drives
Contacts
Course organiserProf Stephen Finney
Tel: (0131 6)50 5724
Email: Stephen.Finney@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMrs Megan Inch-Kellingray
Tel: (0131 6)51 7079
Email: M.Inch@ed.ac.uk
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