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Power Electronics for Renewable Energy

This document provides an introduction to power electronics and discusses various applications. It defines power electronics as using electronics technology to control power flow. Power electronics relates to controlling and directing electrical energy using electronic switches, capacitors, and other components. It has applications in areas like power supplies, motor drives, and renewable energy systems. The document discusses different types of power supplies and converters like AC-DC power supplies, DC-DC converters, and their various technologies including linear regulators and switching regulators.

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Power Electronics for Renewable Energy

This document provides an introduction to power electronics and discusses various applications. It defines power electronics as using electronics technology to control power flow. Power electronics relates to controlling and directing electrical energy using electronic switches, capacitors, and other components. It has applications in areas like power supplies, motor drives, and renewable energy systems. The document discusses different types of power supplies and converters like AC-DC power supplies, DC-DC converters, and their various technologies including linear regulators and switching regulators.

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ECEg-7411

Advanced Power Electronics and


Microcontrollers for Renewable Energy
Systems
Lecture – 1 - Introduction

School of Electrical &


Computer Engineering
Institute of Technology
Hawassa University

Tewodros Tesfaye
Introduction

What is Power Electronics?


 It is the application of electronics
technology for controlled power flow.
 The output of the supply can be
designed as needed.
 The waveform, the frequency, the
current, … can be set accordingly.
 More user control is the focus of the
design and can be customized as
desired.
 Lowe power loss in the form of heat
Introduction to Power Electronics
 Power electronics relates to the control
and flow of electrical energy
 Control is done using electronic switches,
capacitors, magnetic components and
control systems
 Scope of power electronics: milliWatts ⇒
gigaWatts
 Power electronics is a growing field due
to the improvement in switching
technologies and the need for more and
more efficient switching circuits
Scope of Power Electronics
Scope of Power Electronics …
Areas of Applications of Power Electronics
Power Supplies and DC/DC Converters

Desired power out


Raw power in (V, I, P, F)
Power & Electronic
Circuits
Battery To loads:
Fuel Cell Electronic
AC Outlet Circuits,
Solar Motor,
Power Supply Computer,
Equipment.

Control
Power Supplies and Converters
 AC-DC Power Supply (or AC Adapter)
 Change ac power into regulated dc power,
e.g., a typical AC Adapter takes 220 V ac
input and converted it to regulated 5 Vdc.
 DC/DC Converters
 Change DC at one voltage potential to a DC
at a different voltage potential
 DC-AC Power Supply (for example, UPS,
12Vdc-220Vac adapter)
 AC-AC Power Supply/Regulator (for example,
line regulator)
AC-DC Power Supply
 Using Linear Regulators
 Using LDO Regulator
LM78M05
220 V Step-down Regulator
AC Transformer

For low power (several watts or below)


applications.
Low efficiency, large size and weight (bulky
step-down line transformer)
Low cost
AC-DC Power Supplies

 Modern Converters use:


 Switching-Mode Technology
 High efficiency
 Small size and light weight
 For high power (density) applications
DC-DC Power Supplies
 The Need for dc/dc Converters
 E.g., a single AA alkaline battery produces 1.5 V
when fully charged and its voltage drops to as low
as 0.9 V when becoming depleted.
 DC/DC Converter Types
 Buck
 Boost
 Buck-Boost

 DC/DC Converter Technologies


 Linear Regulators
 Switching Regulators
 Charge Pumps
DC-DC Power Supplies

The MCP1703 LDO is one type of DC/DC


linear regulator

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