Title :
An improved power electronics training platform using PIC microcontrollers
Author :
Ceglia, G. ; Hereira, D. ; Guzmán, V. ; Giménez, M.I. ; Walter, J. ; Raina, J.
Author_Institution :
Univ. Simon Bolivar, Caracas
Abstract :
This work presents an improved Power Electronics Training Platform implemented with PIC microcontrollers. The original training platform, presented in [7], has been improved transferring to a FPGA circuit the control of peripheral components such as LCD displays, keyboards, A/D and D/A converters, and I/O ports. This control transfer reduces the computational load in the PIC, enabling the PIC to perform the main tasks in a faster and more precise way. These enhancements increase the usefulness of the Training Platform as a low cost training tool in a Power Electronics Laboratory.
Keywords :
microcontrollers; power engineering education; PIC microcontrollers; power electronics training platform; Circuits; Costs; Electronics industry; Field programmable gate arrays; Industrial training; Laboratories; Microcontrollers; Power electronics; Power engineering and energy; Power generation; Converter; Educational; FPGA; PIC; Platform; Training;
Conference_Titel :
Power Electronics and Applications, 2007 European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Aalborg
Print_ISBN :
978-92-75815-10-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-92-75815-10-8
DOI :
10.1109/EPE.2007.4417455
