AIT205 — Power Electronics and Variable Frequency Drives
5 , 3 lecture periods 3 lab periods Introductory course in AC and DC power electronic theory. Includes power supplies, power conditioning, solid-state power devices, and power control circuits. Also includes proximity sensors, analog thermal sensors, control feedback loops, and the setup and operation of VFDs. Install discrete electronic components such as diodes, bipolar transistors, field-effect transistors (FETs), silicon controlled rectifiers (SCRs), and insulated-gate bipolar transistors (IGBTs). Test the operation of discrete electronic components such as diodes, bipolar transistors, field-effect transistors (FETs), silicon controlled rectifiers (SCRs), and insulated-gate bipolar transistors (IGBTs). Install solid-state alternating current (AC) and direct current (DC) relays. Test solid-state AC and DC relays. Install discrete and analog sensors. Adjust discrete and analog sensors. Test discrete and analog sensors. Install a VFD motor drive system. Operate a VFD motor drive system. Outline: Discrete electronic components Operations of diodes Positive/Negative (PN) junction diodes Light emitting diodes (LEDs) Zener diodes Voltage regulators Half wave and full-wave rectifiers Capacitive, inductive, and resistive power filters Operations of transistors and rectifiers Bipolar Field-effect transistors (FET) Silicon-controlled rectifiers (SCRs) Operation of linear and switching power supplies Connecting Testing Measuring output Solid-state discrete and analog relays A. Sourci
Prerequisites: AIT125