A novel approach to integrate computer exercises into teaching of utility-related applications of power electronics

Author

Mohan, Ned

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Minnesota Univ., Minneapolis, MN, USA

Volume

7

Issue

1

fYear

1992

fDate

2/1/1992 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

359

Lastpage

362

Abstract

The author presents a novel approach to integrating computer exercises into the teaching of utility-related applications of power electronics. First, it is argued that the various emerging high-power applications of power electronics should be included in the power engineering curriculum. Based on a survey of available software packages, two royalty-free programs which are best suited for this purpose are compared. By means of a detailed example of a computer exercise, it is shown how the use of computer simulation in homework problems, laboratory exercises, and group projects can make the education of these important topics more effective and exciting for both the students and the instructor

Keywords

computer aided instruction; power electronics; power engineering computing; computer exercises; computer simulation; group projects; high-power applications; homework problems; laboratory exercises; power electronics; royalty-free programs; software packages; utility-related applications; Application software; Computer science education; Computer simulation; Educational programs; Home computing; Laboratories; Power electronics; Power engineering; Power engineering computing; Software packages;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Power Systems, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0885-8950

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/59.141728

Filename

141728