AC-DC Rectifiers, Harmonics and Related Standards
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Syllabus
This course is full of best-in-class content by leading faculty and industry experts in the form of videos and projects
Course Overview
- The students will gain a thorough knowledge of AC-DC Rectifiers, Harmonics, and their Related Standards.
- During the coursework, the students will learn the following concepts:
- Design insights into AC/DC converters, their analysis, and associated issues.
- Simulation of AC/DC converters
- Methods and tools to analyze any industry level AC-DC converter circuits
- IEEE/IEC standards
- The course will also give an overview of the software tools such as MATLAB and LTspice, which are widely used in the industry.
- The students are exposed to the modern trends and standard practices being followed in the industry right now.
- This course forms the foundation for anyone wanting to pursue a career in the domain of power electronics.
Course Syllabus
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Week 01 - Overview of Power Electronic Devices
- Importance of AC-DC converter in any power electronic converter application
- Advantages of AC-DC converters
- Applications of AC-DC converters in residential and industrial applications
- Introduction to device characteristics of Diode
- Thyristor, MOSFET and IGBT (Only relevant details to this course will be covered)
- Introduction to state of the art wide-bandgap devices (SiC and GaN)
- Criterion of device selection.
Week 02 - Introduction to Simulation Tools and Classification of AC-DC Converters
- Introduction to simulation platforms of MATLAB and LTspice
- Basic details of simulating any general circuit in MATLAB and LTspice
- Device installation in LTspice
- Usefulness of these software tools for different scenarios
- Detailed classification of AC-DC converters
- Examples of these converters with their circuit diagrams (Half wave, full wave, boost rectifier, PWM rectifiers, etc.)
- Applications of these circuits for different scenarios
Week 03 - Uncontrolled AC-DC Converters: Diode Based Circuits and Simulations (Single-Phase)
- HWR operation with R, RL, RLE and RC loads
- Simulations and analysis
- FWR operation with R, RL and RC loads
- Effect of source inductance and process of commutation
- Simulations and analysis
- Power computations
- Power quality parameter computations and study of harmonic issues
Week 04 - Three-Phase Uncontrolled AC-DC Converters
- HWR operation with R loads and analysing the effect of transformer on operation
- Simulations and analysis
- Operation of full-bridge three-phase rectifier and effect of transformer on its operation
- A case study with large capacitive filter
Week 05 - Phase Controlled AC-DC Converters: Thyristor Based Circuits and Simulations (Single Phase)
- Need of thyristor-controlled rectifiers
- Design guidelines for usage of thyristor for rectifiers
- Operation of thyristor based HWR with R, RL and RLE load
- Typical design issue in RL load case and its solution
- Simulations and analysis
- FWR with R, RL load (with a case study using simulation)
- Effect of source inductance
- Different configurations of semi controlled rectifier circuits
- Operation of these circuits for R and RL load scenarios with simulations
Week 06 - Phase Controlled AC-DC Converters: Thyristor Based Circuits and Simulations (Three Phase)
- Operation of three-phase fully controlled rectifier
- Simple technique to analyze these rectifiers
- Case studies for various values of firing angle and load cases
- Effect of transformer on its operation
- Simulation and analysis
Week 07 - Inverter Mode Operation of AC-DC Converters and Notion of Power Quality in Rectifiers
- Case study of full bridge rectifier operating in inverter mode
- Applications of these converter mode
- Dual converter case study
- Simulation and analysis
- Power quality in rectifier circuits
- Active and reactive powers
- Understanding power factor
- Basics of power factor correction
Week 08 - Harmonics and Input Power Factor Correction in Rectifiers
- Introduction to methods to improve input power factor in rectifiers
- Classification of PFC rectifiers and examples
- Concept of active filtering
- Operating principle of PFC rectifier
- Control of PFCs and different controlling methods
- PWM rectifiers (regenerative, non-regenerative)
Week 09 - Design and Analysis of PWM Rectifier and Study of AC-DC Converters in Real-World Applications
- A case study for PWM rectifier
- Closed loop operation
- Designing of PWM rectifier
- Simulation and analysis
- Industrial applications: Induction heating (resonant converters and integral cycle converters)
Week 10 - Study of AC-DC Converters in Real-World Applications
- Industrial applications: DC motor drive
- A case study of DC motor drive
- Speed control
- Modes of operation and applications
- Utility applications: High voltage DC HVDC transmission system (Rectifier and inverter mode of operation, harmonic compensation and control)
Week 11 - Harmonic Compensation and Study of IEEE/IEC Standards
- Principle of Harmonic compensation
- Passive and Active harmonic compensation
- Static VAR compensators: TCR, TSC, STATCOM etc.
- Comparison of different compensators
- Study of IEEE 518, 519, IEC 61000-4-7, etc.,
- Understanding terminologies necessary for design
Week 12 - Design Methodology for Industrial AC-DC Converter
- System overview
- Objectives of AC-DC converter
- Design procedure
- Name plate study of AC-DC converter
- Challenges in AC-DC converter design
- State of the art converters
- Research topics
- Future applications
- Overview of this course and conclusion
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Industry Projects
Our projects are designed by experts in the industry to reflect industry standards. By working through our projects, Learners will gain a practical understanding of what they will take on at a larger-scale in the industry. In total, there are 2 Projects that are available in this program.
Design and Simulation of Three-phase Uncontrolled and Controlled Rectifier Circuits for the Given Design Parameters
Design and Simulation of a Closed Loop Single-phase High-power Factor Rectifiers
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