Power Electronics
Chapter 1 Introduction
Dr. Othman Hassan
Assistant Professor
SIU
[email protected]
Course Outline
1- Introduction
2- Uncontrolled Rectifier (Diode Rectifiers)
3- Thyristor
4- Controlled Rectifiers (Converters)
5- DC to AC Converters (Inverters)
6- DC to DC converters (Choppers)
7- AC to AC Converters (AC voltage control & Cycloconverters)
Power Electronics Concept
Power Electronics may be defined as the application of
solid state electronics for control and conversion of
electric power.
The interrelationship of power electronics with power,
electronics and control is shown in Fig. 1.1.
Fig.1.1 Relationship of power electronics to electronics and
control
History of Power Electronics
The history of power electronics began with the introduction of the mercury arc rectifier in
1900(Vacuum-tube rectifier ). These devices used until 1950.
The first electronics revolution began in 1948 with the invention of the silicon transistor at Bell
Telephone Laboratory by Bardeen, Brittian and Schotckley. In 1956 silicon control rectifier(SCR) was
made in the same Lab.
The second electronics revolution began in 1958 with the development of the commercial thyristor by
the General Electric Company.
The power electronics revolution has gained nomination since the late 1980s and early 1990s.
A chronological history of power Electronics is shown in Fig.1.2.
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Figure 1.2 History of Power Electronics
Types of Power Electronics Circuits
The power Electronics can be classified into six types:
1- Diode Rectifiers
2- AC to DC Converters (Controlled Rectifiers)
3- AC to AC Converters ( AC Voltage Controllers)
4- DC to DC Converters ( DC Choppers)
5- DC to AC Converters (Inverters)
6- Static Switches
Figure 1.3 Generalized power converter system.
Design of Power Electronics Equipment
The design of power electronics equipment can
be divided into four types:
1- Design of power circuits
2- Protection of power devices
3- Determination of the control strategy
4- Design of logic and gating signals.
Power Semiconductors Devices
A superpower device should:
1- has a zero on state voltage
2- withstand an infinite of state voltage.
3- handle an infinite current
4- turn on and off in zero time
Figure 1.4 Classification of the power semiconductors
Figure 1.5 Power ranges of commercially available power semiconductors
Figure 1.6 Applications of power devices
Figure 1.7 Control characteristics of power switching devices.
abbreviation
BJT Bipolar Junction MOSFET metal–oxide–
Transistor semiconductor field-
effect transistor
COOLMOS Cool Metal-oxide IGBT Insulated-gate
transistor bipolar transistor
SIT Static induction SCR Silicon Controlled
transistor rectifier
RCT Reverse conducting GTO Gate turn of
thyristor
MTO MOS Turn-Off ETO Emitter turn off
Thyristor thyristor
IGCT Integrated gate- SITH Static induction
commutated thyristor
thyristor
MCT MOS – Controlled TRIAC Triode for
Thyristor Alternating Current
Power Diodes Samples
Thyristors Samples
Thyristors Samples
Computer Programs Software's
MATLAB SIMULINK
PSCAD
ORCAD PSPICE
PSIM
Mathematical Requirements
Differentiationand integration of
trigonometric ratios.
Numerical Methods.
Laplace Transform.
Fourier Series Analysis.
References
1- M. H. Rashid, Power Electronics: Circuits, Devices, and
Applications, 4rd ed. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall,
2017..
2- N. Mohan and T. M. Undeland, Power electronics:
converters, applications, and design: John Wiley & Sons,
2007.
3- C.W. Lander , Power Electronics, McGraw Hill, UK,1993
4- Daniel W. Hart ,Power Electronics, McGraw Hill, 2011
