ECE 583 Advanced Applications of Power Electronic Systems
Device properties, electrical and thermal protection design.
HVDC transmission suing line commutation. Harmonic control, multi-pulse
structures, design of harmonic filters. Phase control and ac control circuits.
Multi-level inverters. Utility applications of inverters, Flexible AC
Transmission Systems.
Credit Hours: 3 (2 Lecture, 1 Project)
Prerequisites:
ECE
483 or consent of instructor
Course Coordinator:
C.J. Hatziadoniu
Textbooks:
"Power Electronics: Circuits, Devices, and Applications, 3rd Edition", Muhammad
H. Rashid, Prentice Hall, 2004, ISBN 0-13-101140-5.
References:
IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics. -
“Understanding FACTS: Concepts and Technology of Flexible AC Transmission SYSTEMS” by N.G. Higorani and L. Gyugyi, IEEE Press, ISBN 0-7803-3455-8.
Goals:
To introduce advanced concepts of control and protection of power electronic devices and systems. To introduce advanced converter structures and methods for harmonic control and filter design. -
To present the current directions of research in utility applications of power electronics.
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To exercise the student skill in the modeling and simulation of complex power electronic systems.
Projects:
Switching transients in forced commutated devices‑Protection design. -
Simulation of a 12-pulse line commutated inverter‑Filter design.
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Multi-level inverters.
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Flexible AC Transmission Systems.
Computer Tools: Simulink
Last Review: Spring Semester 2004
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