POWER ELECTRONICS

Type of course:	Compulsory
Language of instruction:	English, German
Erasmus Language of instruction:	English, German
Name of lecturer:	Adrian Alexandru Tulbure
Seminar tutor:	Calin Petrascu
Form of education	Full-time

Form of instruction:	Class / Seminary
Number of teaching hours per semester:	56
Number of teaching hours per week:	4
Semester:	Autumn
Form of receiving a credit for a course:	Grade
Number of ECTS credits allocated	4

Course aims:

C5.1 Define the specific elements for power electronic devices and circuits: power ecomponents, automatic systems, electricity management, medical electronics, automotive, consumer electronics
C5.2 Qualitative and quantitative interpretation of the operation modes for: power electronics, automatic systems, electricity management, medical electronics, auto electronics, consumer goods;
C5.3 Design of technical specifications, installation and operation of equipment in the fields of applied electronics.
C5.5 Designing and using some subsystems with reduced complexity, from the fields of applied electronics.
- Behaviour simulation of complex/average power electronic systems

Course Entry Requirements:

Fundamentals of electronic circuits; Measurement in electronics and telecom; Electrotechnics

Course contents:

• I. Modern systems for electricity conversion (Structures and concepts of the converters, Technical characteristics of power modules, Energy consumption, Application areas) • II. Power modules from open loop ac-ac converters (Power and control dedicated circuits, Open loop power converter architecture, The u / f operating mode, Design aspects, Selection and commissioning) • III. Power modules from closed loop ac-ac converters (Power and control circuits, Closed loop power converter architecture, The SVC (sensorless) and FIRE (sensor) operating mode, Design aspects, Selection and commissioning) • IV. Power modules from dc-ac converters ( Inverters architecture, Operation and programming procedure, Design aspects, Selection and commissioning) • V. Intelligent power modules IPM (Technical and functional characteristics, Configuration and design environment; Safety and reliability in operation) • VI. Accessories for power converters (Control panels, Connections and communication ports, Active and passive filters, Braking and dispersal resistors) • VII. Programming environments of converters (IndraWork Platform Engineering, IndraWork Operation Platform, Open core flexible interface, Industrial Standards specific to modern electrical drives

Teaching methods:

Technical presentation and experimental works

Learning outcomes:

- Understand international terminology in the field of power electronics; - Know relevant power electronics and control topologies for industrial use, - Know the modern concepts of modeling-simulation with self-developed or imported models. - Design of the protection circuits relative to power switching - Operations modes of the PE components and systems

Learning outcomes verification and assessment criteria:

Theoretical – 60%; experimental – 40%.