Power Electronics
An intensive, video-primary Level 1 course on controlling and converting electric power with semiconductor devices, building the skills technicians need to troubleshoot circuits and drive industrial motors safely.
About This Course
Power Electronics introduces Institute for Industrial Technology trainees to the control, regulation, and conversion of electrical power using semiconductor devices and electronic circuits. Across 40 intensive hours over one week, learners study the family of power devices (diodes, thyristors, MOSFETs, IGBTs), the building-block circuits used to convert AC to DC, DC to AC, and DC to DC, and the techniques used to control motor speed and torque and other output transducers.
The course is strongly practical. Students identify and test devices with a multimeter, build and analyse amplifier, rectifier, inverter, and DC-to-DC converter circuits, troubleshoot common faults, and apply protection methods such as fuses and circuit breakers. By the end, trainees can select and use power electronic devices, control industrial DC and AC motors, and complete a working motor-control project while adhering to safe working practices.
Course Content
Introduction to Power Electronics and Devices
Meet the devices that control electrical power. This module introduces power electronics and its role in AC/DC conversion and motor control, the main semiconductor devices — diodes, thyristors, MOSFETs and IGBTs — and their trigger circuits, plus the basics of testing and troubleshooting them with a multimeter.
Power Electronic Circuits and Control
Build the circuits that shape power. You will study amplifier circuits, AC control by phase and thyristor methods, and DC control using choppers and PWM, then inverters and power supplies with thyristor commutation — building and troubleshooting amplifier and DC-to-DC converter circuits along the way.
Motors, Transducers, and Protection
Drive and protect industrial machines. This module covers industrial motors — DC, AC and stepper — and output transducers, DC and AC motor drives using PWM and variable-frequency techniques, and the protection devices that keep them safe, applied in a motor speed-control project.
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