Why take this course?

The growth of humanity, from less than 2 billion in the end of the 19th century to over 7 billion in the beginning of the 21st century is strongly related to our ability to use energy. The use of fossile energy cause severe problems with the environment and is truly challenging the future of man kind. We strongly need I) to reduce our use of energy and II) to transfer from fossil and probably nuclear to renewable energy sources.

This is where Power Electronics is important. Independent of primary energy source, a lot of our use of energy involves electric energy technology. Manufacturing, transport, lighting, ventilation, heating, electricity transmission, physics research, ... all involve one or several steps where the energy is converted to electricity before finally consumed. In addition, renewable energy sources like wind, wave and solar are entirely dependent on conversion of the primary energy source to electricity as an intermediate state before finally consumed.

In most, if not all, of these applications the energy is converted by means of switching power electronics converters built by power semiconductors and controlled in real time by very fast control systems. The development of modern power electronics started half a century ago and is today developing faster than ever before. As an engineer with ambitions to work with, or just understand the fundaments of, electric energy conversion and control, it is important t study power electronics - it is involved "everywhere" in electric energy flow control.

This course is given to provide a deep understanding of the technologies involved, the requirements and limitations, the opportunities and to give the understanding and tools to help those who want to contribute to the development.

The course is built on lectures,labs, exercises. The labs are prepared within the Matlab/Simulink environment such that you by the computer get a chanse to understand the dynamic behaviour that you will se on instruments in the lab.

Teachers

The course is given by Professor Mats Alaküla.

The course is assisted by Akanksha Upadhey, Max Collins and Samuel Estenlund, all PhD students at IEA.

Lectures

Exercises

Laborations

Lab 1 - The flyback converter

1. Download LT Spice
2. Instructions & what to investigate?
   
3. Library and schematic files for Flyback converter simulation exercise
4. IF you have problems using installing and using the specific transisitor in the flyback circuit, any other suitable model in the buoild in library can be used instead

Lab 2 - The H-bridge converter

Simulation exercise (Deadline 5/2: akanksha.upadhyay(at)iea.lth.se) H-bridge dc/dc converter.

Design of an Analog Modulator for an H-Bridge dc-dc converter

Assignment 2 - half bridge circuit

Lab manual (Including thermal)

Lab preparation lecture

A short report regarding the simulation exercise should be handed in latest 14th of February by email to akanksha.upadhyay(at)iea.lth.se

Lab 3 - The DC machine

Lab 4 - The active filter

Lab 5 - The PMSM

Lab 6 - The induction machine

Previous Exams

Old Exams

Course Material

2020-01-27:

All teaching will be made via Zoom, until further notice, as a consequence of the Corona pandemic.

Contact

The Student adminstration office is open weekdays 11:00-12:30 on the second floow in the M-building. Other times by agreement.

The teachers (except Mats) are all located in the south east corridor of the M-building, one floor above ground.

Phone: 046-229290

Mail:

Secretary:    studexp(at)iea.lth.se

Akanksha:   akanksha.upadhyay(at)iea.lth.se

Max:   max.collins(at)iea.lth.se

Samuel:   samuel.estenlund(at)iea.lth.se

Mats:   mats.alakula(at)iea.lth.se