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Course Detail

Course Name Power Converters And Drives
Course Code 25PR604
Program M. Tech. in Power & Energy Engineering(Smart Grids & Electric Vehicles) (For working professionals and regular students)
Semester 1
Credits 4
Campus Amritapuri

Objectives and Outcomes

Course Outcome:

CO1 Analyze the principles of power electronics and drives, including DC-DC converters, inverters, and PWM techniques
CO2 Evaluate power conversion systems for smart grids and electric vehicles
CO3 Analyze the motor control strategies for electric vehicles and Smartgrid.
CO4 Design and evaluate power electronics techniques to real-world case studies focusing on smartgrid and Electric vehicle applications,

Course Articulation Matrix: Correlation level [ 1: low, 2: medium, 3: High]

?PO PO1 PO2 PO3 PSO1 PSO2
CO
CO1 1
CO2 2 3
CO3 2 3
CO4 3 2 2 2

Review of DC-DC converters, inverters, Switch Mode power Supplies, PWM techniques. Power Converters and drives for Smart Grid and EV: Grid-connected inverters- synchronization, anti-islanding, PLL techniques; PE interface for solar, wind, and hybrid sources; Energy Storage interfacing using bidirectional converters. Onboard and offboard charging architecture in EV, Bidirectional chargers for Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) systems, Powertrain design and energy flow in EVs; Drive control strategies- DC Motor, Induction Motor (IM), Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor (PMSM), Brushless DC Motor (BLDC); Field Oriented Control (FOC), Direct Torque Control (DTC), Regenerative braking and torque control.

Case Studies and Emerging Applications.

Text Books / References

  1. Dharavath Kishan, Ramani Kannan, et al.? Power Electronics for Electric Vehicles and Energy Storage: Emerging Technologies and Developments, CRC Press, 2023
  2. Bimal K Bose, Power Electronics in Renewable Energy Systems and Smart Grid: Technology and Applications, Wiley, 2019.
  3. Iqbal Hussain, Electric and Hybrid Electric Vehicles Design Fundamentals, Second Edition, CRC Press, 2010.
  4. R. Krishnan, Electric Drives: Modelling, Analysis and Control, PHI, 2007.
  5. Joseph Vithayathil,? Power Electronics, Principles and Applications?, McGraw Hi Series. 6th Reprint, 2013.
  6. Vedam Subramaniam, Electric Drives: Concepts and Applications, Tata McGraw Hill,2011.

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