Title :
Circuit simulation as an aid in teaching the principles of power electronics
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Valparaiso Univ., IN, USA
fDate :
2/1/1993 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The ways in which computer simulation can assist power electronics education at the undergraduate level are described. It is shown that using PSpice as an instructional tool for an introductory-level power electronics course has increased students´ abilities to comprehend the behavior of several power electronics circuits. The graphics post-processor Probe, which accompanies PSpice, is used to display voltage and current waveforms. Probe´s capability of doing numerical computations reduces the effort needed to determine power-related quantities in nonlinear circuits. Fourier analysis capabilities of PSpice enable harmonics to be investigated. Examples of PSpice simulations are included
Keywords :
Fourier analysis; circuit analysis computing; computer aided instruction; digital simulation; educational courses; engineering graphics; harmonics; power electronics; software packages; teaching; CAI; Fourier analysis; PSpice; Probe; circuit analysis computing; computer simulation; current waveforms; education; educational courses; engineering graphics; harmonics; power electronics; software packages; students; teaching; undergraduate; voltage waveforms; Circuit analysis; Circuit simulation; Computer graphics; Computer science education; Computer simulation; Displays; Nonlinear circuits; Power electronics; Probes; Voltage;
Journal_Title :
Education, IEEE Transactions on
