A building-block-based power electronics instructional laboratory

W. Robbins1, N. Mohan1, P. Jose2, T. Begalke3, C. Henze1, T. Undeland1
1Department of Elect & Comp Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
2Analog Power Devices, Inc., Lakeville, MN, USA
3Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway

Tóm tắt

This paper describes a new power electronics instructional laboratory based on the building block (switching pole) methodology. This methodology provides a common basis for describing all practical converter topologies and gives the student a unified top-down presentation of power electronic converters. The novel features of this laboratory include: a unifying building-block methodology (the Power Pole), tight coupling with lectures, use of low voltages (<50 V) for enhanced safety, and ease of use and low cost. A key component of the laboratory is the use of a reconfigurable circuit board (the Power Pole board) which contains the Power Pole circuit as well as on-board isolated drive circuits, PWM generation, fault protection, output filter, and switched load. The detailed circuit board layout is described and several examples of its use are presented.

Từ khóa

#Power electronics #Laboratories #Printed circuits #Pulse width modulation #Circuit topology #Coupling circuits #Low voltage #Safety #Costs #Power generation

Tài liệu tham khảo

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