Fundamental of Power Electronics with MATLAB Simulink

Compute instantaneous and average power from voltage and current, derive energy as the time integral over a period, and distinguish absorbed versus supplied power in periodic circuits.

Explain rms values for ac and pulsed waveforms and show how to compute rms by integrating v^2 over a period, relating to dc power and duty ratio.

Analyze apparent, active, and reactive power, understand power factor and distortion due to harmonics from non-linear loads, and learn how displacement factor, distortion factor, and THD influence system efficiency.

Learn how rectifiers convert ac to dc using diodes and bridge circuits, and explore single and three-phase configurations, uncontrolled and controlled types, with a basic resistive-load example.

Explore uncontrolled rectifiers with a resistive load fed by a transformer to step down and isolate. Compare center-tapped and full-bridge rectifiers and compute their average output voltage.

Explore rectifier performance parameters, including efficiency, form factor, ripple factor, utilization factor, and power factor, and learn how transformer input, harmonics, and filters shape a clean rectified voltage.

Examine uncontrolled rectifiers with resistive-inductive loads, including steady-state and natural current responses and extinction angle beta. Apply freewheeling diodes and DC/LC filters to smooth output, with a Matlab Simulink example.

Discover how single-phase controlled rectifiers use delay angles and gate control to regulate output voltage for resistive and inductive loads, with example computing average load voltage, current, and input power.

Explore three phase control rectifiers and thyristor bridges for industrial power electronics up to 120 kilowatts, detailing output frequency, line-to-line voltages, delay angle, and average output voltage.

Explore the fundamentals of DC-DC converters, including stepping high voltage sources up or down for traction, electric automobiles, and renewable energy, and compare linear regulators with switching converter options.

Design a buck converter in continuous conduction mode to deliver 18 V from 40 V, meet ripple under 5%, and select inductance, capacitance, and ESR using MATLAB Simulink.

Explore transformer-based buck converters for isolated dc-dc power supplies, covering forward and push-pull as well as full-bridge topologies, their energy transfer, duty-cycle relations, and output filtering.

Learn how a boost converter raises 12 V to 30 V through switching and duty cycle, with continuous conduction mode, sizing, and a Simulink design.

Explore buck-boost and flyback converters, examining duty cycle, magnetizing inductance, and transformer coupling to derive output voltage and continuous conduction mode conditions for isolated power.

Explore pulse width modulation in power electronics by comparing a reference signal with a triangular carrier to generate transistor switching and control duty cycle and switching frequency.

Use a passive lc low-pass filter to shape a square-wave inverter output into a sinusoid, design lc for the fundamental frequency, and compare thd reduction between sine pwm and pwm.

Explain the six-switch three-phase inverter using 180-degree and 120-degree conduction modes, with PWM modulation and MATLAB Simulink verification of line-to-line and line-to-neutral voltages.

Explore ac voltage controllers for single-phase and three-phase systems, using thyristors to regulate output voltage, current, and average power with on-off and angle control.

Analyze the three phase full wave controller with six thyristors, exploring firing sequences and delay angles from 0 to 150 degrees, output voltage, current, and power factor using MATLAB Simulink.