2150903- POWER ELECTRONICS-1 MID SEM SYLLABUS (5TH SEMESTER)

SYLLABUS FOR MID- SEMESTER EXAMINATION: BE-5^TH SEMESTER (POWER ELECTRONICS -1)

Sr. No	Name of Topic
1.	Power Semiconductor Device
1.1	Construction and characteristics of power diode, power transistor
1.2	Power MOSFET, IGBT
1.3	Introduction to Thyristor Family
2.	Thyristor Fundamental
2.1	Construction of SCR, Operating mode
2.2	Static & Dynamic Characteristics, Commutation Method
2.3	Series &Parallel operation of SCR
2.3	Isolation of gate and base drive
2.4	Gate drive/ Triggering circuits
2.5	Rating, Cooling, di/dt-dv/dt Protection
2.6	Design of snubber circuit, Gate protection
2.7	Electromagnetic Interference and Shielding
3.	Phase Controlled (AC to DC) Converters
3.1	Review of half-wave and full-wave diode rectifier (with RL load); Principle of phase-controlled converter operation
3.2	Operation of 1-phase half wave converter with R, RL, and RLE load; Significance of freewheeling diode
3.3	1- phase full wave converter: Center-tapped and Bridge Configuration; Operation and analysis with R, RL, RLE load
3.4	Conversion (Rectification) and Inversion mode of operation; Operation and analysis of 1-phase Semi-converter/ Halfcontrolled converter: Asymmetric and Symmetric Configurations
3.5	3-phase converters: Operation of the half-wave converter; Full-wave fully controlled converters
3.6	Dual Converter
3.7	Effect of source and load inductances, Power factor improvement techniques, Applications of AC-DC converters

Note: If the second mid-semester examination will be taken then DC to DC converter (chopper) will be added in the syllabus for that examination.