Title :
A project-oriented power electronics laboratory
Author :
Torrey, David A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Power Eng., Rensselaer Polytech. Inst., Troy, NY, USA
fDate :
5/1/1994 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
This paper presents a power electronics educational laboratory suitable for undergraduate and graduate students. The pedagogical approach taken is one where the students revisit previously studied material placed in a practical context. This approach supports the prerequisite lecture material and allows study of some practical issues which are best handled in a laboratory setting. The course format makes the students gradually more responsible for the design of control circuitry which permits nominal operation of generic power converters. The laboratory experience culminates in a project where the student analyzes, designs, simulates and demonstrates a power electronics related topic
Keywords :
education; educational courses; electronic engineering; laboratories; power convertors; power electronics; student laboratory apparatus; control circuitry design; educational laboratory; generic power converters operation; graduate students; pedagogical approach; practical issues; project-oriented power electronics laboratory; undergraduate students; Analytical models; Books; Circuit analysis; Circuit simulation; Circuit testing; Hardware; Laboratories; Magnetic materials; Power electronics; Signal analysis;
Journal_Title :
Power Electronics, IEEE Transactions on