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Advance Power Electronics

By Prof. Bhim Singh   |   IIT Delhi
Learners enrolled: 2509   |  Exam registration: 33
ABOUT THE COURSE:
This course includes advanced topics of power electronics such as some of latest devices their control and applications.This course is covered in seven modules. First module consists of advanced solid state devices thermal design, protection, gating circuits, digital signal processors used in their control. Second module consists of non-isolated and isolated DC-DC converters. Third module consists of improved power quality AC-DC converters. Fourth module consists of power quality mitigation devices. Fifth module consists of FACTS. Sixth module consists of HVDC (High Voltage Direct Current), VSC based flexible HVDC systems. Seventh module consists of solid-state controllers for motor drives.

INTENDED AUDIENCE: B.Tech. undergraduate students and postgraduate students, Research Students in the country and working professorial in power industries, drive industries, solar and wind energy industries, and power quality.

PREREQUISITES: Circuit and Networks, Basic Electrical Engineering, Basic Power Electronics, Electric Machines, Elements of Power Systems and Control Systems.
Summary
Course Status : Upcoming
Course Type : Elective
Language for course content : English
Duration : 12 weeks
Category :
  • Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
  • Power Systems and Power Electronics
Credit Points : 3
Level : Undergraduate/Postgraduate
Start Date : 20 Jan 2025
End Date : 11 Apr 2025
Enrollment Ends : 27 Jan 2025
Exam Registration Ends : 14 Feb 2025
Exam Date : 27 Apr 2025 IST

Note: This exam date is subject to change based on seat availability. You can check final exam date on your hall ticket.

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Course layout

Week 1: Power Electronics Devices: An Introduction:
  •  Advanced solid-state devices: MOSFETs, IGBT, GTO, IGCT etc.
  •  Wide band gap devices (SiC and GaN)
  •  Power modules, intelligent power modules, gating circuits.
  •  Design of snubbers
  •  Thermal design, protection.
  •  Digital signal processors used in their control.

Week 2: Choppers and Non-isolated DC-DC Converters:
  •  Choppers: Step-Down, Step-Up, Class-B, Class-C, Class-D, Class-E and Multi-Phase.
  •  Non-isolated DC-DC Converters: Buck, boost, buck-boost, Cuk, SEPIC, Zeta in DCM and CCM.

Week 3: Isolated DC-DC Converters and Power Factor Correction Converter:
  • Isolated DC-DC Converters: Flyback, Forward, Cuk, SEPIC, Zeta, Half Bridge, Push-Pull and Bridge in DCM and CCM.
  • Single-phase, Single-Stage Converters (SSSSC), Power Factor Correction at AC Mains in These Converters. Applications in SMPS, UPS, Welding, Lighting and EV Charging.
Week 4: Power Quality: An Introduction:
  • Power Quality Monitoring, instrumentation and regulations.
  • Static Series and Shunt Power Electronics Voltage Quality Controllers
  • Modern Arrangement for Reduction of Voltage Fluctuation. 
  • Active Power Line Conditioner

Week 5: Multiphase Converter and HVDC Systems:
  • 12-Pulse Converter Based HVDC Systems.
  • Multipulse And Multilevel VSC Based Flexible HVDC Systems.
Week 6: Improved Power Quality AC-DC Converters:
  • Single-Phase Improved Power Quality AC-DC Converters: Buck, Boost, Buck-Boost,
  • PWM VSC (Voltage Source Converters),
  • Multilevel VSCs, PWM CSC (Current Voltage Source Converters)
Week 7: Three-Phase and Multipulse Improved Power Quality AC-DC converters:
  • Three-Phase Improved Power Quality AC-DC converters: VSC, Multilevel VSCs, Multipulse VSCs,
  • PWM CSC (Current Controlled Voltage Source Converters).
  • Multipulse AC-DC Converters: Diode and Thyristor-Based Converters

Week 8: Multilevel Inverter: Introduction
  • Multilevel Inverter and its Control.
  • Detailed PWM Analysis for Multilevel Inverter.
  • Modular Multilevel Converter

Week 9: Multilevel Inverter Drive:
  • Multilevel Inverter Fed Induction Motor Drive. 
  • Harmonic Suppression and Modulation technique for Multipulse Converter Fed Multilevel Inverter-Based IM Drive. 
  • Power Quality Improvement in Multi-Pulse Converter Fed Multilevel Inverter Based Induction Motor Drives.
Week 10: Resonant Converter:
  • Analysis and principle of operation of Resonant Converter.
  • Series and Parallel Resonant Inverters.
  • Zero Voltage Switching Resonant Converters.
  • Zero Current Switching Resonant Converter.
  • Quasi Resonant and Multi Resonant DC-DC Power Converters.
  • Phase-Controlled Resonant Converters

Week 11: Solid State Controllers for Motor Drives:
  • Solid State Controllers for Motor Drives: Vector Control and Direct Torque Control of Induction, Synchronous, Permanent Magnet Sine Fed, Synchronous Reluctance Motors.
  • Permanent Magnet Brushless DC (PMLDC) Motors and Switched Reluctance Motors.

Week 12: LCI fed Synchronous Motor Drives and Power Quality Improvement of the Drive: 
  • Introduction
  • LCI (Load Commutated Inverter) Fed Large Rating Synchronous Motor Drives.
  • Energy Conservation and Power Quality Improvements in These Drives

Books and references

1. R. S. Ramshaw, “Power Electronics Semiconductor Switches”, Champman & Hall, 1993.
2. N. Mohan, T. M. Undeland and W. P. Robbins, “Power Electronics, Converter, Application and Design”, Third Edition, John Willey & Sons, 2004.
3. B. Jayant Baliga, “Fundamentals of Power Semiconductor Devices”, springer, USA, 2019.
4. Peter Wellmann, Noboru Ohtani, Roland Rupp, “Wide Bandgap Semiconductors for Power Electronics,” Wiley-VCH, 2022, Germany.
5. R. W. Erickson, “Fundamentals of Power Electronics”, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1997
6. Adrian Ioinovici, “Power Electronics and Energy Conversion Systems (Volume-1 Fundamentals and Hard-switching Converters)” Wiley Publication, 2013 UK.
7. Fang lin Luo, Hong Ye, “Advanced DC/DC Converters”, CRC Press Taylor & Francis Group, 2017
8. L. Umanand, “Power Electronics Essentials and applications”, Willey, 2009, NewDelhi.
9. M. H. Rashid, “Power Electronics, circuits, Devices and Applications”, Second Edition, Prentice-Hall, 1995, India.
10. K. Billings, “Switch Mode Power Supply Handbook”, McGraw-Hill, 1999, Boston.
11. Bhim Singh, Ambrish Chandra and Kamal Al-Haddad , “Power Quality Problems and Mitigation Techniques” Wiley, 2017, India.
12. N. G. Hingorani and L. Gyugyi, “Understanding FACTS”, IEEE Press, Delhi, 2001.
13. B. K. Bose, “Power Electronics and Variable Frequency Drive”, Standard Publishers Distributors, 2000.
14. Bin Wu, “High-Power Converters and AC Drives”, IEEE Press, A John Wiley & Sons, Inc Publication, New York, 2006.
15. Vijay K. Sood, “HVDC and FACTS Controllers -Applications of Static Converters in Power Systems”, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Masachusetts, 2004. 
16. J. Arrillaga, Y. H. Liu and N. R. Waston, “Flexible Power Transmission-The HVDC Options”, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, Chichester, UK, 2007.
17. R. C. Duagan, M. F. Mcgranaghan and H. W. Beaty, “Electric Power System Quality”, McGraw-Hill, 2001, 1221 Avenue of the Americas, New York.
18. Haitham Abu-Rub, Mariusz Malinowski, Kamal Al-Haddad, “Power Electronics for Renewable Energy systems Transportation and Industrial Applications”, IEEE Press and Wiley, 2014, UK.
19. G. T. Heydt, “Electric Power Quality”, Stars in a Circle Publications, second edition, 1994, Avarua, Rarotonga, Cook Islands.

Instructor bio

Prof. Bhim Singh

IIT Delhi
Prof. Bhim Singh has received his B.E. (Electrical) from the University of Roorkee, India, in 1977 and his M.Tech. (Power Apparatus & Systems) and Ph.D. from the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India, in 1979 and 1983, respectively.
In 1983, he joined the Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Roorkee (Now IIT Roorkee), as a Lecturer. He became a Reader there in 1988. In December 1990, he joined the Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Delhi, India, as an Assistant Professor, where he has become an Associate Professor in 1994 and a Professor in 1997. He has been ABB Chair Professor from September 2007 to September 2012. He has also been CEA Chair Professor from October 2012 to September 2017. He has been Head of the Department of Electrical Engineering at IIT Delhi from July 2014 to August 2016. He has been the Dean, Academics at IIT Delhi from august 2016 to August 2019. He has been JC Bose Fellow of DST, Government of India December 2015 to June 2021. Prof. Singh has been the Chairman of BOG, Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal, since 3rd July 2018 for 3 Years and Nonofficial Independent Director, NTPC Limited since 17th July 2018 for 3 Years. He has been CEA Chair Professor January 2019 to December 20220. Prof. Singh has also been member of Governing Council of Central Power Research Institute. He is SERB National Science Chair since July 2021. Prof. Singh is the Chairman of BOG, Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat, since 26th August 2023 for 3 Years.
Prof. Singh has guided 120 Ph.D. dissertations, and 179 M.E./M.Tech./M.S.(R) theses. He has 49 granted and 58 filed patents. He has executed more than ninety sponsored and consultancy projects. He has co-authored a textbook on power quality: Power Quality Problems and Mitigation Techniques published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. 2015.
His areas of interest include solar PV grid interface systems, microgrids, power quality monitoring and mitigation, solar PV water pumping systems, improved power quality AC-DC converters, power electronics, electrical machines, drives, flexible alternating transmission systems, and high voltage direct current systems.
Prof. Singh is a Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (FNAE), The Indian National Science Academy (FNA), The National Academy of Science, India (FNASc), The Indian Academy of Sciences, India (FASc), The World Academy of Sciences (FTWAS), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (FIEEE), the Institute of Engineering and Technology (FIET), Institution of Engineers (India) (FIE), and Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers (FIETE) and a Life Member of the Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE), System Society of India (SSI), and National Institution of Quality and Reliability (NIQR).
He has received Khosla Research Prize of University of Roorkee in the year 1991. He is recipient of JC Bose and Bimal K Bose awards of The Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers (IETE) for his contribution in the field of Power Electronics. He is also a recipient of Maharashtra State National Award of Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE) in recognition of his outstanding research work in the area of Power Quality. He has received PES Delhi Chapter Outstanding Engineer Award for the year 2006. Professor Singh has received Khosla National Research Award of IIT Roorkee in the year 2013. He is a recipient of Shri Om Prakash Bhasin Award-2014 in the field of Engineering including Energy & Aerospace. Professor Singh has received IEEE PES Nari Hingorani Custom Power Award-2017. He is also a recipient of “Faculty Research Award as a Most Outstanding Researcher” in the field of Engineering-2018 of Careers- 360, India. He has received Faculty Lifetime Research Award-2018 for overall research contribution at IIT Delhi. He is recipient IEEE-IAS outstanding educator/mentor award 2020. Prof. Singh is also the recipient of INAE outstanding teaching award 2020 and Eminent Engineer Award-2020 from Institution of Engineers (India). Prof. Singh is also a recipient of the prestigious awards “The President of India’s Prize” by the Institution of Engineers (India) and the “Tata Rao Prize” by the Institution of Engineers (India) in 2021. Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya Memorial Prize by the Institution of Engineers (India)-2021.
Professor Singh has been General Chair of 2006 IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Drives and Energy Systems (PEDES-2006), General Co-Chair of 2010 IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Drives and Energy Systems (PEDES-2010), 2015 IEEE International Conferences IEEE-INDICON-2015, IEEE-ICPS-2016, IEEE- ICPECA-2019, Honorary Chair of IEEE International Conferences: IEEE-SeFeT-2021, IEEE-SeFeT-2022, IEEE-IAS- GlobConHT-2023 and Patron of IEEE International Conferences: IEEE-IICPE-2018, IEEE- PIICON-2018, IEEE- PIICON-2020, IEEE-PIICON-2022, IEEE-IAS-GlobConPT-2022.

Course certificate

The course is free to enroll and learn from. But if you want a certificate, you have to register and write the proctored exam conducted by us in person at any of the designated exam centres.
The exam is optional for a fee of Rs 1000/- (Rupees one thousand only).
Date and Time of Exams:April 27, 2025 Morning session 9am to 12 noon; Afternoon Session 2pm to 5pm.
Registration url: Announcements will be made when the registration form is open for registrations.
The online registration form has to be filled and the certification exam fee needs to be paid. More details will be made available when the exam registration form is published. If there are any changes, it will be mentioned then.
Please check the form for more details on the cities where the exams will be held, the conditions you agree to when you fill the form etc.

CRITERIA TO GET A CERTIFICATE

Average assignment score = 25% of average of best 8 assignments out of the total 12 assignments given in the course.
Exam score = 75% of the proctored certification exam score out of 100

Final score = Average assignment score + Exam score

Please note that assignments encompass all types (including quizzes, programming tasks, and essay submissions) available in the specific week.

YOU WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR A CERTIFICATE ONLY IF AVERAGE ASSIGNMENT SCORE >=10/25 AND EXAM SCORE >= 30/75. If one of the 2 criteria is not met, you will not get the certificate even if the Final score >= 40/100.

Certificate will have your name, photograph and the score in the final exam with the breakup.It will have the logos of NPTEL and IIT Madras .It will be e-verifiable at nptel.ac.in/noc.

Only the e-certificate will be made available. Hard copies will not be dispatched.

Once again, thanks for your interest in our online courses and certification. Happy learning.

- NPTEL team


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