Power Electronics
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The official GTU curriculum for Power Electronics (subject code 3170315) as prescribed for Biomed · Semester 7 divides the course into 5 units, covering 50 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (3170315)Unit 1 Introduction to Power Semiconductor Devices and Power Electronic Convertor,
- Thyristor: Introduction
- Principle of Operation of SCR, Static Anode-Cathode Characteristics of SCR, The Two-transistor Model of SCR, Thyristor Construction
- Gate Characteristics of SCR, Turn-on Methods of a Thyristor
- Turn-off Methods
- Thyristor Ratings
- Measurement of Thyristor Parameters
- Comparison between Transistors and Thyristors
- Firing of Thyristors
- Pulse Transformers
- Gate Trigger Circuits
Unit 2 Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistors (IGBT)
- Basic Structure
- VI Characteristics
- Symmetric and Asymmetric IGBTs
- Operating Principle
- Switching Characteristics
- Safe Operating Area (SOA)
- Power MOSFETs: Basic Structure
- Output Characteristics
- Comparison between Power MOSFET and Power BJT
- Unijunction Transistor
- The Programmable Unijunction Transistor (PUT)
Unit 3 Rectifier
- Control Techniques
- Single Phase Half-Wave Controlled Rectifier
- Single- Phase Full-Wave Controlled Rectifier (Two-quadrant Converters)
- Single-Phase Half Controlled Bridge-Rectifier
- DC Chopper: Introduction
- Chopper Classification
- Basic Chopper Operation
- Control Strategies
- Chopper Configuration
- Thyristor Chopper Circuits
- Inverters: Introduction
- Classification of Inverters
- Single-Phase Half-Bridge Voltage-Source Inverters
- Single-Phase Full-Bridge Inverters
- Voltage Control of Single-Phase Inverters
- Pulse-Width Modulated (PWM) Inverters. 12 Subject Code: 3170315
Unit 4 DC Motor and its Control
- Configuration of direct current motors
- Modeling of direct current motors
- Steady-state characteristics of direct current motors
- Schemes for D.C
- Motor Speed Control
- Single- Phase Series D.C
- Motor Drives
- Chopper Drives
Unit 5 BLDC MOTOR and its Control
- Configuration of Brushless direct current motors
- Driving Principle of BLDC
- Modeling of BLDC
- Control of BLDC
- PWM techniques for BLDC
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