18EC36 Power Electronics & Instrumentation syllabus for EC


Module-2 Phase Controlled Converter 8 hours

Phase Controlled Converter:

Control techniques, Single phase half wave and full wave controlled rectifier with resistive and inductive loads, effect of freewheeling diode.

 

Choppers:

Chopper Classification, Basic Chopper operation: step-down, step-up and step-up/down choppers. (Text 1)

Module-3 Inverters 8 hours

Inverters:

Classification, Single phase Half bridge and full bridge inverters with RL load.

 

Switched Mode Power Supplies:

Isolated Flyback Converter, Isolated Forward Converter.(Text 1)

 

Principles of Measurement:

Static Characteristics, Error in Measurement, Types of Static Error. (Text 2: 1.2-1.6) Multirange Ammeters, Multirange voltmeter. (Text 2: 3.2, 4.4 )

Module-4 Digital Voltmeter 8 hours

Digital Voltmeter:

Ramp Technique, Dual slope integrating Type DVM, Direct Compensation type and Successive Approximations type DVM (Text 2: 5.1-5.3, 5.5, 5.6)

 

Digital Multimeter:

Digital Frequency Meter and Digital Measurement of Time, Function Generator.

 

Bridges:

Measurement of resistance: Wheatstone’s Bridge, AC BridgesCapacitance and Inductance Comparison bridge, Wien’s bridge.

(Text 2: refer 6.2, 6.3 upto 6.3.2, 6.4 upto 6.4.2, 8.8, 11.2, 11.8-11.10, 11.14).

Module-5 Transducers 8 hours

Transducers:

Introduction, Electrical Transducer, Resistive Transducer, Resistive position Transducer, Resistance Wire Strain Gauges, Resistance Thermometer, Thermistor, LVDT. (Text 2: 13.1-13.3, 13.5, 13.6 upto 13.6.1, 13.7, 13.8, 13.11). Instrumentation Amplifier using Transducer Bridge, Temperature indicators using Thermometer, Analog Weight Scale (Text 2: 14.3.3, 14.4.1, 14.4.3).

 

Programmable Logic Controller:

Structure, Operation, Relays and Registers (Text 2: 21.15, 21.15.2, 21.15.3, 21.15.5, 21.15.6).

 

Course Outcomes:

At the end of the course students should be able to:

• Build and test circuits using power electronic devices.

• Analyze and design controlled rectifier, DC to DC converters, DC to AC inverters and SMPS.

• Define instrument errors.

• Develop circuits for multirange Ammeters, Voltmeters and Bridges to measure passive component values and frequency.

• Describe the principle of operation of Digital instruments and PLCs.

• Use Instrumentation amplifier for measuring physical parameters.

 

Question paper pattern:

• Examination will be conducted for 100 marks with question paper containing 10 full questions, each of 20 marks.

• Each full question can have a maximum of 4 sub questions.

• There will be 2 full questions from each module covering all the topics of the module.

• Students will have to answer 5 full questions, selecting one full question from each module.

• The total marks will be proportionally reduced to 60 marks as SEE marks is 60.

 

Text Books:

1. M.D Singh and K B Khanchandani, Power Electronics, 2nd Edition, Tata Mc-Graw Hill, 2009, ISBN: 0070583897

2.H. S. Kalsi, “Electronic Instrumentation”, McGraw Hill, 3 rd Edition , 2012, ISBN: 9780070702066.

 

Reference Books:

1. Mohammad H Rashid, Power Electronics, Circuits, Devices and Applications, 3rd/4th Edition, Pearson Education Inc, 2014, ISBN: 978-93-325-1844-5.

2. L. Umanand, Power Electronics, Essentials and Applications, John Wiley India Pvt. Ltd, 2009.

3. David A. Bell, “Electronic Instrumentation & Measurements”, Oxford University Press PHI 2nd Edition, 2006, ISBN 81-203-2360-2.

4. A. D. Helfrick and W.D. Cooper, “Modern Electronic Instrumentation and Measuring Techniques”, Pearson, 1st Edition, 2015, ISBN: 9789332556065.

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 24, 2023