Credits: 3 (3-0-0)
Description
Introduction to High Power devices – IGBT, Thyristor, IGCT. Different topologies of high power converters – Voltage Source and current source converter, 2- level converters, 3 level NPC converter, Cascaded H-Bridge Multilevel Converters, Modular multilevel converters. Pulse width modulation techniques for high power converters – Level shifted PWM, Phase shifted PWM, Space vector PWM for multilevel converters. Design of high power converter components, operational issues, fault tolerant operat.ion, reliability, mechanical design. Design of filters for high power converters. Relevant IEEE and IEC standards for high power converters.