Savitribai Phule Pune University

Faculty of Science and Technology

Syllabus for Power Devices & Circuits

T.E (Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering)

(Course 2019)
(w.e.f. June 2021)
 Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune
T.E. (Electronics& Telecommunication Engineering) 2019 Course
(With effect from Academic Year 2021-22)

Semester-VI
Teaching Examination Scheme and
Scheme Marks Credit
(Hours/Week)
Course

End-Sem
In-Sem
Tutorial
Practical
Code Course Name

TH
PR

PR
Total

Total
TW

TUT
OR
Theory

304192 Cellular Networks 03 - - 30 70 - - - 100 03 - - 03

304193 Project Management 03 - - 30 70 - - - 100 03 - - 03
304194 Power Devices & Circuits 03 - - 30 70 - - - 100 03 - - 03
304195 Elective-II 03 - - 30 70 - - - 100 03 - - 03
304196 Cellular Networks Lab - 02 - - - - - 50 50 - 01 - 01
304197 Power Devices & Circuits - 02 - - - - 50 - 50 01 01
Lab
304198 Elective-II Lab - 02 - - - - 25 - 25 - 01 - 01
304199 Internship - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 04 04
304200 Mini Project - 04 - - - 25 - 50 75 - 02 - 02
304191 B Mandatory Audit Course 6 & - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Total 12 10 00 120 280 125 75 100 700

Total Credit 12 05 04 21
 Savitribai Phule Pune University
Third Year of E & Tc Engineering (2019 Course)
304194: Power Devices & Circuits
Teaching Scheme: Credit Examination Scheme:
Theory: 03 hrs. / week 03 In-Sem (Theory): 30 Marks
End Sem (Theory): 70 Marks
Prerequisite Courses, if any:
1. Basic Electrical Engineering
2. Basic Electronics Engineering
3. Electronic Circuits
4. Electrical Circuits
Companion Course, if any: Power Devices & Circuits Lab
Course Objectives:

 To introduce different power devices viz. SCR, GTO, MOSFET and IGBT with construction,
characteristics, repetitive and non repetitive ratings and typical triggering/driver circuits.
 To understand working, design and performance analysis and applications of various power converter
circuits such as ac to dc converters, inverter and chopper
 To know various protection circuit requirements of power electronic devices.

Course Outcomes: On completion of the course, learner will be able -

CO1: To differentiate based on the characteristic parameters among SCR, GTO, MOSFET & IGBT and identify

suitability of the power device for certain applications and understand the significance of device ratings.

CO2: To design triggering / driver circuits for various power devices.

CO3: To evaluate and analyze various performance parameters of the different converters and its topologies.

CO4: To understand significance and design of various protections circuits for power devices.

CO5: To evaluate the performance of uninterruptible power supplies, switch mode power supplies and battery.

CO6: To understand case studies of power electronics in applications like electric vehicles, solar systems etc.
 Course Contents
Unit I Study of Power Devices (06 Hrs.)
Construction, VI characteristics (input, output and transfer if any), switching characteristics of SCR, GTO, Power
MOSFET and IGBT, Performance overview of Silicon, Silicon Carbide & GaN based MOSFET and IGBT,
various repetitive and non-repetitive ratings of SCR, GTO , Power MOSFET & IGBT and their significance,
requirement of a typical triggering / driver (such as opto isolator) circuits for various power
devices, importance of series and parallel operations of various power devices (no derivation and numerical).
Mapping of Course CO1: To differentiate based on the characteristic parameters among SCR,
Outcomes for Unit I GTO, MOSFET & IGBT and identify suitability of the power device for
certain applications and understand the significance of device ratings.

CO2: To design triggering / driver circuits for various power devices

Unit II AC to DC Power Converters (06 Hrs.)

Concept of line & forced commutation, Single phase Semi & Full converters using SCR for R and R-L loads
and its performance analysis and numerical, Effect of source inductance, Significance of power factor and its
improvement using PWM based techniques, Three phase Full converters using SCR for R load and its
performance analysis, Single Phase PWM Rectifier using IGBT, Three Phase Controlled Rectifier Using IGBT,
Difference between SCR based conventional rectifiers and IGBT based rectifiers.
Mapping of Course CO3: To evaluate and analyze various performance parameters of the different
Outcomes for Unit II converters and its topologies.
Unit III DC to AC Converters (06 Hrs.)
Single phase half and full bridge square wave inverter for R and R-L load using MOSFET / IGBT and its
performance analysis and numerical, Cross conduction in inverter, need of voltage control and strategies in
inverters, classifications of voltage control techniques, control of voltage using various PWM techniques and their
advantages, concept and need of harmonic elimination / reduction in inverters, Three Phase voltage source
inverter for balanced star R load with 120 and 180 degree mode of operation, device utilization factor, Advanced
Converters like matrix inverter, multi-level inverters and their topologies and its driver circuits ( no
derivation and numerical).
Mapping of Course CO3: To evaluate and analyze various performance parameters of the
Outcomes for Unit III different converters and its topologies.

Unit IV DC to DC Converters (06 Hrs.)

Classification of choppers, Step down chopper for R and RL load and its performance analysis, Step up chopper,
various control strategies for choppers, types of choppers (isolated and non isolated) such as type A, B, C, D &
E, switch mode power supply (SMPS) viz buck, boost and buck-boost, Fly back, Half and full Bridge isolated
and non-isolated interleaved bidirectional topologies, and concept of integrated converter and design of LM3524
based choppers, concept of maximum power point tracking (MPPT).
Mapping of Course CO3: To evaluate and analyze various performance parameters of the different
Outcomes for Unit IV converters and its topologies.
 Unit V Power Devices Protection and Circuits (06 Hrs.)
Over voltage, over current, di/dt and dv/dt protection circuits and their design, Various cooling techniques and
heat sink design,

Resonant converters such as Zero current switching (ZCS) and Zero voltage switching ( ZVS),

Electromagnetic interference such as radiated and conducted EMI, Difference between EMI and EMC, EMI
sources and soft switching and minimizing / shielding techniques for EMI, Various EMI and EMC standards,
Importance of isolation transformer.
Mapping of Course CO4: To understand significance and design of various protections circuits for
Outcomes for Unit V power devices.

Unit VI Power Electronics Applications (06 Hrs.)

AC Voltage Controller using IGBT & SCR, Fan Regulator, Electronic Ballast, LED Lamp driver, DC motor drive
for single phase separately excited dc motor, BLDC motor drive, Variable voltage & variable frequency three
phase induction motor drive, On-line and Off- line UPS, study of various selection criteria and performance
parameters of batteries in battery operated power systems, battery charging models and modes for EVs,
Architecture of EVs battery charger, PFC stage circuit topologies with details of Full-bridge boost rectifier and
Full-bridge interleaved for EV battery charger, case study of power electronics in electric vehicle and
photovoltaic solar system
Mapping of Course CO5: To evaluate the performance of uninterruptible power supplies, switch
Outcomes for Unit VI mode power supplies and battery.

CO6: To understand case studies of power electronics in applications like

electric vehicles, solar systems etc.

Learning Resources
Text Books:
1. M. H. Rashid, “Power Electronics Circuits Devices and Applications”, PHI,4th Edition 2017
New Delhi.
2. M. D. Singh and K. B. Khanchandani, “Power Electronics”, TMH, 2nd Edition 2006.
Reference Books:
1. Bogdan M. Wilamowski, J. David Irwin, “The Power Electronics and Motor Drives Handbook”, CRC
Press, 1st Edition, 2011. ; eBook: ISBN 9780429165627, 2019.

2. Muhammad H. Rashid , “Power Electronics Handbook”, Academic Press, 2nd Edition, 2001

3. Ned Mohan, T. Undeland & W. Robbins, “Power Electronics Converters Applications and Design,
John Willey & sons, Singapore, 2nd Edition Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 2005

4. Ali Emadi Alireza Khaligh Zhong Nie Young Joo Lee, “Integrated Power Electronic Converters and
Digital Control”, CRC Press, 1st Edition.

5. Vinod Kumar Khanna “Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor IGBT Theory and Design”, John Wiley &
Sons, Illustrated Edition.
Print ISBN:9780471238454; Online ISBN:9780471722915, DOI:10.1002/047172291.
6. L. Ashok Kumar, S. Albert Alexander and Madhuvanthani Rajendran, “Power Electronic Converters for
Solar Photovoltaic Systems”, Elsevier, 1st Edition, 2020.

MOOC / NPTEL Courses:

1. NPTEL Course on “Power Electronics ”

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Savitribai Phule Pune University

Third Year of E & Tc Engineering (2019 Course)
304197: Power Devices & Circuits Lab
Teaching Scheme: Credit Examination Scheme:
Practical: 02 hrs. / week 01 Practical: 50 Marks
Prerequisite Courses, if any:
1. Electrical Circuit Laboratory
2. Electronic Circuit Laboratory
Companion Course, if any: Power Devices & Circuits
List of Laboratory Experiments
 Group A (All Compulsary)
1. VI Characteristics of SCR i) Plot output V-I characteristics to measure IH, IL and voltage before
and after breakdown , ii) Observe the effect of gate current on forward break down iii) gate
characteristics iv) compare with datasheet specifications
2. V-I Characteristics of Power MOSFET i) Plot output characteristics and calculate output
resistance ii) Plot transfer characteristics and measure threshold voltage iii) compare with
datasheet specifications
3. V-I Characteristics of IGBT i) Plot output characteristics and calculate output resistance ii) Plot
transfer characteristics and measure threshold voltage iii) compare with datasheet specifications
Group B (Any 2)
6. Single phase Full Converter using IGBT / SCR with R & R-L load i) Observe load voltage
waveform, ii) Measurement of average o/p voltage across loads, iii) Verification of theoretical
values with practically measured values.
8. Single-Phase PWM Power MOSFET / IGBT based bridge inverter for R and motor load i) Observe
output voltage waveforms and measure set of rms output voltage for varying pulse width and
variable input dc voltage for R and motor load, ii) compare measured output voltages with the
theoretical findings
9. Step down / Step up chopper using power MOSFET / IGBT i) Measure duty cycle and observer
effect on average load voltage for DC chopper
Group C (Any 4)
11. SMPS /UPS Performance Evaluation i) find load & line regulation characteristics for no load
condition and at 500 mA & 1A load ii) compare the performance with supplier specifications
12. Single phase AC voltage controller using IGBT/SCR for R and RL load
i) Observe output rms voltage waveforms, ii) Measurement output voltage across load,
iii) Verification of theoretical values with practically measured values. Or Simulation of the Single
phase AC voltage controller using Powersim / any open source circuit simulation software
13. To study speed control of DC / single phase AC motor
14. To design and implement a solar cell operated emergency lighting system.
15. To study battery testing, safety and maintenance of batteries

 Visit to solar power generation plant is recommended