Course detail
Power and Control Electronics
FSI-RVE Acad. year: 2025/2026 Summer semester
Thermodynamic in power electronic. Active power concept. Rectifiers (AC / DC Converters). AC Voltage Converters (AC / DC Converters). DC pulse converters (DC / DC converters). Inverters (DC / DC Converters). Driving DC pulse converters and inverters: PWM pulse width modulation. Power Switch Components. Sensors of electrical quantities. Control mode (AC / DC, AC / DC, DC / DC). Drive control circuits (AC / DC, AC / DC, DC / DC).
Language of instruction
Czech
Number of ECTS credits
5
Supervisor
Entry knowledge
The basic knowledges from the theoretical electroengineering. The mathematic knowledges on 1st year technical university lewel.
Rules for evaluation and completion of the course
15 points for first semestral test in the 7th week.
15 points for second semestral test in the 13th week.
Requirements for participation in the final exam:
Obtaining at least 15 points from the exercise tests.
70 points for exam.
100 points total.
Attendance at practical training is obligatory.
Aims
To acquaint students with basic principles of power and control electronics. Mastering basic theoretical and practical skills for independent design of power converters.
Skills to solve basic simple analog and digital circuits and basic types of power converters.
Basic overview in the field of electric drives from the student point of view.
The study programmes with the given course
Programme N-MET-P: Mechatronics, Master's, compulsory
Type of course unit
Lecture
26 hours, optionally
Syllabus
1. Semicodnuctor thermodynamic.
2. Ative power of semiconductor devices.
3. Controlled AC/DC converters.
4. AC/DC diode rectifiers.
5. AC/AC converters
6. DC/DC converters.
7. DC/AC converters.
8. Pulse width modulation PWM.
9. Power switching devices: diode, thyristor, triac, bipol. transistor, MOS-FET, IGBT, GTO.
10. Power devices drivers. Galvanic isolation of control signal and supply voltage. Driver end stage. Protection circuits.
11. Control of DC/DC, DC/AC converters and rectifiers.
12. Control circuits of DC/DC, DC/AC converters and rectifiers.
13. Sensor of electrical quantities.
Computer-assisted exercise
26 hours, compulsory
Syllabus
1. Calculation of mean, RMS value and spectrum of typical signal.
2. Thermodynamics in power electronic.
3. Active power and its calculation and measurement in typical cases.
4. Dimensioning of power devices in individual types of converters – 1st part.
5. Dimensioning of power devices in individual types of converters – 2nd part.
6. Inductance in power electronics circuits
7. Rectifiers design.
8. AC voltage converters design.
9. PWM pulse width modulation.
10. Detailed analysis of DC/DC pulse converter operating in the 1st quadrant – 1st part.
11. Detailed analysis of DC/DC pulse converter operating in the 1st quadrant – 2nd part.
12. Design of three-phase inverter with asynchronous motor.
13. Design of semiconductor device driver.