Module Descriptors
AUTOMOTIVE POWER ELECTRONICS
ELEC60329
Key Facts
Digital, Technology, Innovation and Business
Level 6
30 credits
Contact
Leader: Debi Roberts
Email: debi.roberts@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 48
Independent Study Hours: 252
Total Learning Hours: 300
Assessment
- Coursework weighted at 50%
- Written Examination weighted at 50%
Module Details
INDICATIVE CONTENT
Power Semiconductor Devices:
Fundament semiconductor theory – materials, charge currents, transport, lifetime; and temperature dependence. Construction, operation, and performance of Power Diodes; Power Transistors; Power MOSFET; Thyristor; and IGBT. Static and dynamic characteristics, driving circuits, loss mechanisms, steady-state and transient thermal performance; heat sink design; thermal management; and advanced cooling methods; interfacing control electronics with power devices; series and parallel connection of devices
Automotive Power Electronics:
Hybrid and electric vehicles
Principles of power conversion
DC/DC converters
Buck Converter
Boost Converter
Buck-boost Converter
Isolated DC/DC converters
AC to DC and DC to AC conversion
Naturally commutated converters:
Single phase and three phase converter topologies, operation with passive and active loads, inverter operation. Application to automotive power systems and motor drives
Self commutated converters:
Voltage source and current source converters; pulse-width modulation techniques; multilevel converters; DC to DC converters; application to automotive power systems; and motor drives
Control of Power Converters:
Phase control and advanced modulation techniques; vector control
Fundament semiconductor theory – materials, charge currents, transport, lifetime; and temperature dependence. Construction, operation, and performance of Power Diodes; Power Transistors; Power MOSFET; Thyristor; and IGBT. Static and dynamic characteristics, driving circuits, loss mechanisms, steady-state and transient thermal performance; heat sink design; thermal management; and advanced cooling methods; interfacing control electronics with power devices; series and parallel connection of devices
Automotive Power Electronics:
Hybrid and electric vehicles
Principles of power conversion
DC/DC converters
Buck Converter
Boost Converter
Buck-boost Converter
Isolated DC/DC converters
AC to DC and DC to AC conversion
Naturally commutated converters:
Single phase and three phase converter topologies, operation with passive and active loads, inverter operation. Application to automotive power systems and motor drives
Self commutated converters:
Voltage source and current source converters; pulse-width modulation techniques; multilevel converters; DC to DC converters; application to automotive power systems; and motor drives
Control of Power Converters:
Phase control and advanced modulation techniques; vector control
ADDITIONAL ASSESSMENT DETAILS
50% Coursework, 50% Exam (2 hrs)
A 3000 word assignment – LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4
A 2 hour Examination - LO1, LO2, and LO3 – Final Assessment
A 3000 word assignment – LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4
A 2 hour Examination - LO1, LO2, and LO3 – Final Assessment
LEARNING STRATEGIES
2 hr Lecture/Laboratory/Tutorial per week across two semesters
REFERRING TO TEXTS
Mohen, N. (2012), Power Electronics - A First Course, Hoboken, N.J.: Wiley, ISBN:9781118074800
Hussain, I. (2011) Electric and Hybrid Vehicles – Design Fundamentals (2nd Edition), ISBN 978-1-4398-1175-7
Hussain, I. (2011) Electric and Hybrid Vehicles – Design Fundamentals (2nd Edition), ISBN 978-1-4398-1175-7
ACCESSING RESOURCES
Electrical Laboratory, Multisim, MATLAB/Simulink, PSCAD, Plexim/Plecs.
SPECIAL ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS
Students must be enrolled on BEng(Hons) Electrical Automotive Engineering and Distribution Systems
LEARNING OUTCOMES
1. Demonstrate a systematic understanding of the fundamental semiconductor theory relevant to power semiconductor devices, and explain the construction, operation, and performance of the main device types.
(LEARNING, KNOWLEDGE & UNDERSTANDING)
2. Evaluate the capabilities and limitations of power semiconductor devices, and use them in a variety of power semiconductor electronic circuits.
(APPLICATION, ENQUIRY, KNOWLEDGE & UNDERSTANDING, LEARNING, PROBLEM SOLVING)
3. Analyse and design power electronic converters including the control of converters.
(ANALYSIS, PROLBLEM SOLVING, REFLECTION)
4. Investigate a power electronic system by simulation and practical work and communicate the results.
(APPLICATION, ENQUIRY, PROBLEM SOLVING, TEAM WORKING)
(LEARNING, KNOWLEDGE & UNDERSTANDING)
2. Evaluate the capabilities and limitations of power semiconductor devices, and use them in a variety of power semiconductor electronic circuits.
(APPLICATION, ENQUIRY, KNOWLEDGE & UNDERSTANDING, LEARNING, PROBLEM SOLVING)
3. Analyse and design power electronic converters including the control of converters.
(ANALYSIS, PROLBLEM SOLVING, REFLECTION)
4. Investigate a power electronic system by simulation and practical work and communicate the results.
(APPLICATION, ENQUIRY, PROBLEM SOLVING, TEAM WORKING)