Programme

Basic criteria for power electronic converters design; capacitors and inductors sizing; power losses calculation; cooling systems definition.
Steady-state equivalent circuit modeling, losses and efficiency for dc-dc, dc-ac and ac-dc power electronic converters.
AC equivalent circuit modeling for dc-dc dc-ac and ac-dc power electronic converters. Converter transfer functions and controller design.
Input filter design.
Introduction to multilevel and four-legs topologies. Power electronic converters in parallel running operation.

Core Documentation

 R.W. Erickson, D. Maksimovic: Fundamentals of Power Electronics, Kluwer Academic Publisher,2000.
 S. Buso, P. Mattavelli: Digital Control in Power Electronics, Morgan & Claypool Publishers, 2006
 N. Mohan, T.M. Undeland, W.P. Robbins: Power Electronics, Converters, Applications, and Design, John Wiley & Sons

Reference Bibliography

“Power Electronic System Design, Linking Differential Equations, Linear Algebra, and Implicit Functions”, Keng Wu “Power Electronic Converters Modeling and Control with Case Studies”, Seddik Bacha , Iulian Munteanu , Antoneta Iuliana Bratcu “Control of Power Electronic Converters and Systems”, Frede Blaabjerg

Type of delivery of the course

Class lessons. Moreover, exercises and simulations will be useful for the topics that will be illustrated during the course. Matlab/Simulink and National Instruments LabVIEW software will be used during class. Finally, hardware-in-the-loop simulator and reduced scale demo kit will be used to highlight some topics.

Attendance

Course attendance is strongly recommended

Type of evaluation

The final evaluation is based on oral discussions concerning the course subjects as well the students projects.