Power Electronic Circuits-I
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The official GTU curriculum for Power Electronic Circuits-I (subject code 2152407) as prescribed for PE · Semester 5 divides the course into 8 units, covering 22 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 (2152407)Unit 1 Power Semiconductor Devices
- Review of Various Power Semiconductor Devices like Power Diode
- Power BJT, Thyristor
- etc. IGBT – Symbol – Construction – Principle and Working – IV Characteristics – Physics of Operation – Latchup in IGBT – Switching Characteristics – Rating and Specifications – Applications – Gate Drive circuits A general comparison of Power Semiconductor Devices
Unit 2 Device Control and Protection Circuits
- Concept of PWM and its Generation Requirement of Drive Circuits for Various Devices Design of Isolated and Non-Isolated Drive Circuits for Power Devices – Circuits for Different Protections like Over Voltage
- Over Current
- Short Circuit
- 𝑑𝑣 𝑑𝑡 and its Design
- Thermal Considerations Hard and Soft Switching of Power Semiconductor Devices
Unit 3 AC-DC converters (Uncontrolled)
- Principle of Operation – Classification – Applications Single Phase Uncontrolled Rectifier: Half Wave and Full wave – Analysis on Different Types of Load – Working along with Necessary Waveforms Three Phase Uncontrolled Rectifier: Half Wave
- Full wave - Analysis on Different Types of Load – Working along with Necessary Waveforms – Working Principle of 6/12/24 Pulse Rectifiers
Unit 4 AC-DC converters (Controlled)
- Single Phase Half Wave Controlled Rectifiers with R, RL, RLE Load – Single Phase Full Wave Controlled Rectifier with R, RL, RLE Load – Half and Full Controlled Bridge Rectifiers with R & RL Load Three Phase Half Wave and Full Wave Controlled Rectifier with R & RL Load – Three Phase Half and Full Controlled Bridge Rectifier with R & RL Load – Dual Converter Various Triggering Circuits for 1ø & 3ø Controlled Rectifiers like Inverse Cosine Method
- UJT Firing Scheme
- Transistorised Firing
- Using Logic Gates
Unit 5 Thyristorized Choppers
- Chopper – Principle of Operation – Control Strategies: TRC & CLC – Classification Step Up Choppers – Step Up/Down Choppers – First Quadrant (Type A) Chopper – Second Quadrant (Type B) Chopper – Two Quadrant (Type A or Type C) Chopper – Two Quadrant (Type B or Type D) Chopper – Four Quadrant (Type E) Chopper Principle of Working
- Analysis and Applications of Jones Chopper and Morgan Chopper Principle of Operation and Modes of Multiphase Choppers
Unit 6 DC-DC Converters
- Importance & Requirement of DC Power Supply – Principle – Classification based on various criteria – Performance Parameters Non-Isolated DC-DC Converters: Buck
- Buck-Boost and Cuk Converters in CCM & DCM – Their Operation – Analysis on Different Loads and Control along with Necessary Waveforms Working Principle and Waveforms of Luo, Sepic and Zeta Converter
Unit 7 Isolated DC-DC Converters
- Requirement and Importance of Isolation in Power Electronics Circuit – Advantages Circuit
- Working along with Waveforms
- Analysis and Efficiency of: Flyback – Forward – Push Pull – Half Bridge – Full Bridge Converters
Unit 8 Resonant Converters
- Review of Resonance – Advantages – Principle of Operation of Resonant Converters – Classification Series and Parallel Resonant Converters ZVS and ZCS Resonant Converters – Types (L & M) – Working Principle – Waveforms – Analysis – Comparison
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