LED dimmer as versatile hardware platform for practical exercises in power electronics and control courses

Author

Galkin, Ilya ; Avotins, Ansis ; Suzdalenko, Alexander

Author_Institution

RIGA Tech. Univ., Riga, Latvia

fYear

2011

fDate

Aug. 30 2011-Sept. 1 2011

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

9

Abstract

This paper discuss the problems regarding to traditional teaching methods and possible improvement of student practical knowledge base in RTU study program “Computerized Control of Electrical Technologies” by offering interlinked task between many courses and utilization of Light Emitting Diode (LED) related equipment in the course of power electronics, microprocessor control engineering and control theory as a industrial task example.

Keywords

control engineering education; educational courses; electronic engineering education; light emitting diodes; power electronics; power engineering education; teaching; Computerized Control of Electrical Technologies; LED dimmer; RTU study program; control theory; industrial task example; interlinked task; light emitting diode dimmer; microprocessor control engineering; power control course; power electronics course; student practical knowledge; teaching method; versatile hardware platform; Educational institutions; Frequency modulation; Hardware; Laboratories; Light emitting diodes; Lighting; Power electronics; Education tools and e-learning;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Power Electronics and Applications (EPE 2011), Proceedings of the 2011-14th European Conference on

Conference_Location

Birmingham

Print_ISBN

978-1-61284-167-0

Electronic_ISBN

978-90-75815-15-3

Type

conf

Filename

6020613