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Md. Rimon Hossain Tasnim Ikra Rahman
Id: 13-29-205 Lecturer, Dept. of ETE
Dept. of EEE, Daffodil International University Daffodil International University
 Presentation Topic:

Brief history of Industrial and Power Electronics and Application Field

 Contents:

 What is Power Electronics?

 General Structure of Power Electronic System

 Brief History

 Power Electronics Devices

 Application Fields of Power Electronics

What is Power Electronics?

 Power electronics is the application of solid-state electronics to the control and conversion of electric power.
Power electronics plays an essential part of virtually every device and system in one or more ways. Any
device that requires an input of electrical power is driven by power electronics which convert electrical
energy of one type into another type, such as AC to DC.
 Power Electronics is the subject concerning the application of principles of electronics at high rated power
levels and not signal levels.
General Structure of Power Electronic System
Elements of Power Electronics

 Analogue circuits
 Control Systems
 Power Systems
 Electronics Devices
 Electric Machines
 Numerical Simulation
History of Power Electronics
 Power electronics started with the development of the mercury arc rectifier.
Invented by Peter Cooper Hewitt in 1902, it was used to convert alternating current
(AC) into direct current (DC).
 From the 1920s on, research continued on applying thyratrons and grid-controlled
mercury arc valves to power transmission. Uno Lamm developed a mercury valve
with grading electrodes making them suitable for high voltage direct current power
transmission.
 In 1933 selenium rectifiers were invented.
 Julius Edgar Lilienfeld proposed the concept of a field-effect transistor in 1926, but it
was not possible to actually construct a working device at that time.
 In 1947, the bipolar point-contact transistor was invented by Walter H.
Brattain and John Bardeen under the direction of William Shockley at Bell Labs. In
1948 Shockley's invention of the bipolar junction transistor (BJT) improved the
stability and performance of transistors, and reduced costs.
History Continues
  By the 1950s, higher power semiconductor diodes became available and started
replacing vacuum tubes
 In 1956 the silicon controlled rectifier (SCR) was introduced by General Electric, greatly
increasing the range of power electronics applications. By the 1960s, the improved switching
speed of bipolar junction transistors had allowed for high frequency DC/DC converters
 R. D. Middlebrook made important contributions to power electronics. In 1970, he founded
the Power Electronics Group at Caltech. He developed the state-space averaging method of
analysis and other tools crucial to modern power electronics design
 In 1969, Hitachi introduced the first vertical power MOSFET, which would later be known as
the VMOS (V-groove MOSFET). From 1974, Yamaha, JVC, Pioneer
Corporation, Sony and Toshiba began manufacturing audio amplifiers with power MOSFETs
 In 1982, the insulated-gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) was introduced. It became widely
available in the 1990s. This component has the power handling capability of the bipolar
transistor and the advantages of the isolated gate drive of the power MOSFET.
Classification of Power Electronic Devices
Devices under Categories
Symbol Representation
Power Electronic Switching Devices
Power Electronics Applications
Applications:

Industrial
Transportation
Utility systems
Power supplies for all kinds of electronic equipment
Residential and home appliances
Space technology
Other applications
Sector wise Applications:
Industrial applications:

Motor drives , Electrolysis , Electroplating, Induction heating.

Transportation applications:

Trains & locomotives Subways, Trolley buses, Magnetic levitation, Electric vehicles, Automotive electronics

Utility systems:
High-voltage dc transmission(HVDC) ,Flexible ac transmission(FACTS),
Static VAR (volt-ampere reactive) compensation & harmonics suppression: TCR, TSC, SVG, APF Custom power
& power quality control.

Power supplies for all kinds of electronic equipment:

Telecommunications, Computers, Office equipment, Electronic instruments.
Sector wise Applications:
 Residential and home appliances:
Lighting, Heating, Air conditioning, Refrigeration & freezers, Cooking Cleaning.

 Space Technology:
Spaceship power systems, Satellite power systems, Space vehicle power systems.

Other Applications:
Nuclear reactor control, Power systems for particle accelerators, Environmental engineering
Thank You

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