BIRLA VISHVA KARMA MAHAVIDYALAYA

(An autonomous institute)

ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING
SUBJECT: EC302 -POWER ELECTRONICS
B.Tech. 5th SEMESTER

SECOND MID SEMESTER SYLLABUS Date: 19/09/2019

Sr. Content Reference

No. Books

1 Power semiconductor Devices: Book-A

Construction - working and characteristics of TRIAC, MOSFET, IGBT,
GTO.
Symbols and characteristics of SUS, SBS, SCS, LASCR ------------
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Book-B
Construction - working and characteristics of BJT.

2 Phase controlled rectifiers: Book-A

Three phase half wave controlled rectifier with resistive and inductive
loads. Effect of freewheeling diodes, Six pulse mid point converter with
inductive load, Three phase fully controlled bridge rectifier with resistive
and inductive loads. Examples.
3 Series and parallel operation of Thyristors: Book-A
Introduction, series operation of thyristors, need for equalising network,
equalling network design, parallel operation of thyristors, string
efficiency and derating, Examples.

4 Choppers: Book-A
Introduction, Basic chopper classification, Principle of chopper
operation, Control strategies, Step-Up, Step-down and Step-
Up/Down chopper, Type-A, Type-B chopper, Type-C, Type-D and Type-
E chopper, Examles.

Book-A: “Power Electronics”, by M D Singh And K B Khanchandani,

Book-B: “Power Electronics Circuits Devices And Application” by Muhammad Rashid,

Subject coordinator

Prof A B Bambhaniya