Mechatronic Engineering with Industrial Experience (5 Years) [MEng] (School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering

2012

EEEN40197 - Advanced Power Electronics

Year: 4 Semester: 2 Credit Rating: 15

Course Availability	Compulsory (C) or Elective (E)
MEng (Hons) Electrical and Electronic Engineering with Industrial Experience	E
MEng (Hons) Electrical and Electronic Engineering	E
MEng (Hons) Mechatronic Engineering	E
MEng (Hons) Mechatronic Engineering with Industrial Experience	E

Requisites

*Pre Requisites*
EEEN30042 Power Electronics

Aims

The programme unit aims to:

Builds on the material learnt in the Power Electronics course in year three by introducing advanced concepts and applications in the area of electrical energy conversion systems. Examples will be taken from More-Electric Vehicles, Electrical Power Systems and Robotics.

Brief Description

Brief Description

The unit will examine Power Electronic Sub-system design including practical aspects required to implement a real system. It will consider

(1) The use of Power Electronics in AC power systems

Facts devices, Ratings of High Power IGBTs and IGCTs, Windfarms, Voltage-sourced and current-sourced HVDC, Techniques for connecting devices in Parallel and Series to boost power ratings, Snubbers.

(2) Converters

Two level with series connected devices, Diode-clamped, Cascaded H-Bridge, Flying Capacitor, NPC/H bridge drive, PWM generation for multi-level converter, Rectifier connections for drives (12, 18 & 24 pulse), practical considerations, DQ inverter control, Phase Locked Loops.

(3) Power Factor Correction

Standards, Single-Phase DCM and CCM, Three-Phase DCM

Assignment

Design of a battery charger for an Electric Vehicle.

Learning Outcomes

Students will be able to:

Knowledge and understanding

Select and design appropriate converter interfaces for DC/AC and AC/DC power conversion applications at high power level.
Select appropriate control schemes and sub-system components.
Be able to design snubbers and voltage/current sharing systems for power electronic devices
Understand power quality issues related to AC/DC converters

Intellectual skills

Apply physics-based modelling to analyse, explain and design the operation of power electronic converters.

Practical skills

Simulation and analysis using Matlab/Simulink/PLECs.

Transferable skills and personal qualities

Prepare formal assignment and laboratory report
Modelling of power electronic circuits

Teaching & Learning Process (Hours Allocated To)

Lectures	Tutorials/Example Classes	Practical Work/Laboratory	Private Study	Total
20	4	6	120	150

Assessments

Unseen written examination

Length of examination: 2 hours

Calculators are permitted, providing they cannot store text

The unseen written examination forms 60% of the total unit assessment

Course work

Design assignment â 40% of the overall unit mark

Staff Involved

Prof Mike Barnes	-	Lecturer
Dr Roger Shuttleworth	-	Unit Leader