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Electrical Drives

Power electronics deals with controlling and converting electric power using power semiconductor devices like transistors and thyristors. Power electronic converters are used in electrical drive systems to efficiently control motors by converting input power like AC to DC or regulating it using semiconductor switches. Modern power electronics benefits from improvements in power devices, integrated circuits, and control algorithms to implement complex control in applications ranging from domestic appliances to large industrial drives and power transmission systems.

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Electrical Drives

Power electronics deals with controlling and converting electric power using power semiconductor devices like transistors and thyristors. Power electronic converters are used in electrical drive systems to efficiently control motors by converting input power like AC to DC or regulating it using semiconductor switches. Modern power electronics benefits from improvements in power devices, integrated circuits, and control algorithms to implement complex control in applications ranging from domestic appliances to large industrial drives and power transmission systems.

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CONTENTS Power Electronic Systems Modern Electrical Drive Systems Power Electronic Converters in Electrical Drives :: DC and AC Drives

Modeling and Control of Electrical Drives :: Current controlled Converters :: Modeling of Power Converters :: Scalar control of IM

Power Electronic Systems What is Power Electronics ?


A field of Electrical Engineering that deals with the application of power semiconductor devices for the control and conversion of electric power

Input Source
- AC - DC - unregulated

sensors Power Electronics Converters Load Output


- AC - DC

Reference

Controller

POWER ELECTRONIC CONVERTERS the heart of power a power electronics system

Power Electronic Systems Why Power Electronics ?


Power semiconductor devices Power switches

isw ON or OFF + vsw =0 isw = 0

Ploss = vsw isw = 0


Losses ideally ZERO ! + vsw

Power Electronic Systems Why Power Electronics ?


Power semiconductor devices Power switches

Vak + ia
A

Vak +
A

Vak + ia

ia

Power Electronic Systems Why Power Electronics ?


Power semiconductor devices Power switches

iD

+
G

ic +

VDS
G

VCE
S E

Power Electronic Systems Why Power Electronics ?


Passive elements + iL Inductor VL High frequency transformer

+ V1

+ V2

+ iC

VC

Power Electronic Systems Why Power Electronics ?


sensors

Input Source
- AC - DC - unregulated

Power Electronics Converters

IDEALLY LOSSLESS Load ! Output


- AC - DC

Reference

Controller

Power Electronic Systems Why Power Electronics ? Other factors: Improvements in power semiconductors fabrication
Power Integrated Module (PIM), Intelligent Power Modules (IPM)

Decline cost in power semiconductor Advancement in semiconductor fabrication


ASICs FPGA DSPs Faster and cheaper to implement complex algorithm

Power Electronic Systems Some Applications of Power Electronics :


Typically used in systems requiring efficient control and conversion of electric energy: Domestic and Commercial Applications Industrial Applications Telecommunications Transportation Generation, Transmission and Distribution of electrical energy Power rating of < 1 W (portable equipment) Tens or hundreds Watts (Power supplies for computers /office equipment) kW to MW : drives Hundreds of MW in DC transmission system (HVDC)

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