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Introduction

Power Electronics and Applications for

Renewable Energy (EEE406)
Week 1
S2, 2023/24

Lecturer: Xuchen Wang

[email protected]

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Teaching Instructors
Module Leader:
• Name: Xuchen Wang
• Office Location: EE312
• Office Hour: Wednesday 4:00-6:00pm
• Email: [email protected]
Teaching assistants:
Mr.Yunfei Xie: [email protected]
Mr. Ruihang Li: [email protected]

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Objectives
• Give the students basic knowledge of the design and
manner of operation of power electronic converters.
• Give the students a broad understanding of the vital role
of power electronics in introducing renewable energy, in
the power system and how it may enhance energy
saving.
• Through problem solving, laboratory exercises and
projects the students shall develop a physical
understanding of the theory presented in the course.

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Assessment
• 3 Lab reports (30%, 10% for each lab report)
 10% for each lab report
 No longer than 10 pages for each lab report
 Submit it in PDF format
• Final exam (70%)
 3 hour
 Close book

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Lab report submission

File name for the lab report:

EEE406_labX_Name_StudentID
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Syllabus
Week Topic
Week 1 Introduction
Week 2 Half-wave rectifier
Week 3 Full-waver rectifier
Week 4 DC-DC converters
Week 5 DC power supplies 1
Week 6 DC power supplies 2 (Laboratory practice 1)
Week 7 Mid-term break
Week 8 DC-AC Inverters 1 (Laboratory practice 2)
Week 9 DC-AC Inverters 2 (Laboratory practice 3)
Week 10 Resonant converters 1
Week 11 Resonant converters 2
Week 12 Drive circuits, subber circuits and heat sinks
Week 13 Revision

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Recommended Textbook
• Mohan, N., Undeland, T. M., & Robbins, W. P. (2003). Power
electronics: converters, applications, and design. John wiley & sons.

• Rashid, M. H. (2014). Power Electronics: Devices, Circuits, and

Applications: International Edition, 4th Edition.

• Hart, D. W., & Hart, D. W. (2011). Power electronics (Vol. 166). New
York: McGraw-Hill.

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Delivery Method
Lecture:
• Deliver the theoretical part (Wednesday)
• Two hours
Tutorial:
• Do exercises and example questions related to the
content of the lecture (Friday)
• Two hours

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Introduction of Power Electronics

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Questions
• Describe what is power electronics.
• List the major types of power converters.
• List the major parts of power electronic equipment.
• List the types of power semiconductor devices.
• List the ideal characteristics of power switching devices.

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Power Electronics
Definition:
• Power electronics circuits convert electric power from
one form to another using electronic devices.
Function:
• Use semiconductor devices as switches to control
(modify) voltage or current.
Application:
• High-power conversion equipment: AC/DC power
transmission
• Everyday items: computer power supplies, cell phone
charges, and electric vehicles
• Power electronics circuits can process milliwatts or
megawatts of power.

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Power Electronics
Interdisciplinary nature
• Power electronics includes applications of circuit theory,
control theory, electronics, electromagnetics,
microprocessors (for control), and heat transfer.
• Desire to improve the efficiency and performance of
electrical devices have made power electronics an
important and fast-growing area in electrical engineering.

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Converter Classification

Converters are classified by the relationship between

input and output:
• AC input/DC output: AC-DC converter, Rectifier (整流器)
• DC input/AC output: DC-AC converter, Inverter (逆变器)
• DC input/DC output: DC-DC converter
• AC input/AC output: AC-AC converter

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Converter Classification
• A converter can operate
as a rectifier or inverter
depending on the direction
of average power.
• Power conversion can be
a multistep process
involving more than one
type of converter.

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Power Electronic Concepts

Can you design a circuit which can create 3V

dc voltage from a 9V battery ?

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Electronic Switches
Definition:
An electronic switch is characterized by having the two
states on and off, ideally being either a short circuit or an
open circuit.

Types of Electronic Switches:

• The diode
• Thyristors
• Transistors: BJT, MOSFET, IGBT and etc.

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Electronic Switches
The Diode:
• A diode is the simplest switch.
• It is uncontrollable
• The on and off conditions are determined by the voltages
and currents in the circuit.

The actual characteristic The ideal characteristic

of the diode of the diode

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Electronic Switches
Thyristors:
• Thyristors are electronic switches used in power
electronic circuits where (in SCR) control of switch turn-
on is required.
• Thyristor is a three-terminal devices.
• The Typical types of thyristor: Silicon-Controlled Rectifier
(SCR), the gate turnoff thyristor (GTO), the MOS-
controlled thyristor (MCT). (Thyristor and SCR are terms
that are sometimes used synonymously)

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Electronic Switches

The Symbol of SCR and its ideal characteristic

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Electronic Switches
Transistors:
• Transistors drive circuits are designed to have the
transistor either in the fully on or the fully state.
• Both turn on and turn off of a transistor are controllable.
• The typical types of transistor: BJT (Bipolar Junction
Transistor), MOSFET(Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Field-
effect Transistor), IGBT(Insulated-gate Bipolar Transistor)
and etc.

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Electronic Switches

The practical characteristics

The Symbol of MOSFET The ideal characteristics

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Electronic Switches

The practical characteristics

The Symbol of BJT The ideal characteristics

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Review Questions
• Describe what is power electronics.
• List the major types of power converters.
• List the major parts of power electronic equipment.
• List the types of power semiconductor devices.
• List the ideal characteristics of power switching devices.

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