Power Electronics Devices and Circuits
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Power Electronics Devices and Circuits Syllabus — Unit-wise Content
The official GTU curriculum for Power Electronics Devices and Circuits (subject code 2161006) as prescribed for Electronics · Semester 6 divides the course into 4 units, covering 27 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 (2161006)Unit 1 INTRODUCTION TO THYRISTER FAMILY
- operation and characteristics of SCR, Diac
- Triac, SUS, SBS, RCT, LASCR
- MCT etc
- Two transistor analogy of SCR
- Turn On and Commutation methods of SCR
- Triggering circuits of SCR
- UJT relaxation oscillator and PUT
- Series and parallel operation of Thyristor
- Thyristor protection
Unit 2 PHASE CONTROLLED RECTIFIERS
- Single phase
- half wave
- Full wave
- half controlled bridge and Full controlled bridge rectifiers with resistive and inductive loads
- Effect of freewheeling diodes
- Three phase controlled rectifiers
Unit 3 INVERTERS
- Thyristor inverter classification
- Voltage and current source inverters
- Parallel and Bridge Inverters
- The McMurray and McMurray- Bedford inverters
- PWM inverters
- Three phase inverters
Unit 4 CHOPPER
- Principle of chopper operation
- control strategies
- Step- down and Step-Up/Down chopper
- Type-D and Type-E chopper
- Voltage and current commutated chopper
- Morgan and AC choppers
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