Title :
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
fDate :
Aug. 30 2011-Sept. 1 2011
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;
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
