Power Electronic Basics

11B0183

Bachelor

German

5.0

only winter term

1 semester

Power electronics is used wherever electrical networks of different amplitudes and frequencies are coupled together, or where electrical loads require a specific voltage amplitude and frequency to operate at their optimum operating point. Knowledge of power electronics is therefore also of fundamental importance for understanding and designing the components of many mechatronic systems. The common basic circuits are presented here. Students who have successfully completed the module ‘Fundamentals of Power Electronics’ will be familiar with the architecture of basic power electronic circuits, their key components and the methodology used to calculate steady-state operating points.

Lecture:

1. Semiconductor devices
2. Mains-fed power converters, three-phase bridge circuits, AC/three-phase converters
3. Self-controlled power converters, DC converters, pulse inverters

Practical:

1. Uncontrolled and controlled bridge circuits
2. DC converters
3. AC converters
4. Pulse inverters

The total workload for the module is 150 hours (see also "ECTS credit points and grading").

• oral exam or
• Written examination

• Field work / Experimental work

Graded assessment:

• Oral examination: see the General Section of the Examination Regulations
• Written examination: see the relevant Study Regulations

Ungraded assessment:

• Experimental work: Experiment: a total of approx. 2 experiments

Students are familiar with power electronic components and the significance of the influence of their parameters.

Students who have successfully completed this module are familiar with the topology of basic power electronics circuits and are able to explain their behaviour.

Students who have successfully completed this module will be able to select a suitable power converter circuit, calculate its steady-state operating points and determine the required component ratings.

Students can verify the calculation of steady-state operating points using simulations and measurements on real systems.

Students who have successfully completed this module are able to analyse, solve and document a problem within a group, and present the results.

• Keuck, Lukas

• Pfisterer, Hans-Jürgen
• Keuck, Lukas