2024

Power Electronics

Name: Power Electronics
Code: EME10373M
6 ECTS
Duration: 15 weeks/156 hours
Scientific Area: Electrotechnical Engineering

Teaching languages: Portuguese
Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese, English
Regime de Frequência: Presencial

Sustainable Development Goals

Learning Goals

Students will obtain specific and advanced skills in the Power Electronics domain, with theoretical modeling and experimental component. They will understand the importance of energy quality issues, namely types of perturbation and protection. They will acquire competencies in the complex domain of converters structure and applications. Students will also acquire competences that will allow them to pursuit and increase their studies and knowledge.

Contents

1. Introduction to power electronic converters
The importance of inverters in the context of electrical systems; Structure of converters.

2. Naturally commutated converters
The rectifier using diodes and thyristors with ideal adjacent circuits; connection of the converter to the generator using adjacent non-ideal circuits; Converters AC-AC; Modeling and control.

3. Forced commutated converters
Study of forced commutated circuits; DC-DC with ideal adjacent circuits and non-ideal circuits; Modeling and control.

Teaching Methods

The teaching method is based in theoretical, practical and laboratory classes.

Assessment
The theoretical part: 3 Tests or a Final Exam: Minimum grade 9.5
• [F1] Test 1 – (25%) (min 8.0)
• [F2] Test 2 - (25%) (min 8.0)
• [Ex1, Ex2] Final Exam (50%)

The Laboratorial part has minimum grade 9.5
• [L] Laboratory (25%)

Teaching Staff

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