EE561 ADVANCED STATIC POWER CONVERSION

Course Code:5670561
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week):3 (3.00 - 0.00)
ECTS Credit:8.0
Department:Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Language of Instruction:English
Level of Study:Graduate
Course Coordinator:Assoc.Prof.Dr. OZAN KEYSAN
Offered Semester:Fall Semesters.

Course Objectives

The student will learn detailed characteristics of rectifers under overloading conditions.

A thorough consideration of frequency modulation techniques in switch-mode inverters and resulting harmonics.

Knowledge gain on resonant converters and their use for lossless switching.

 


Course Content

Overloaded modes of operation of rectifiers, characteristics. Reactive power and harmonics in ac-dc converters, cascade use of converters. Commutation techniques in inverters; McMurray circuit and its modified forms, voltage control and harmonic elimination. ASCII inverters. Chopper structures; improving the performance, optimization of circuit elements.


Course Learning Outcomes

The student will be able thorough understanding of rectifiers under overloading conditions.

The student will  have a complete knowledge of modulation techniques in inverters and dealing with harmonics in their output waveforms.

The student gains ability to design lossless switching converters.