5294 - Power Electronics Systems for Renewables and Grid of the Future (3C)
Course Description
Advanced power conversion solutions for the high-power area including grid, transportation, and industry. Multi-level and other advanced converter topologies. Modulation and controls to deliver high power quality and high-power capability. Specific hardware and control designs and solutions for industry applications. Industrial motor-drive, Flexible AC Transmission System (FACTS)/High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) transmission, renewables-grid integration, and E-mobility.
Why take this course?
None of the current ECE graduate courses address the in-depth technical knowledge of high-power converter circuits and systems for fast-growing and emerging industrial high-power applications such as industrial motor-drive, HVDC/FACTS, power conversion solutions for renewable energy and their integration onto the grid, and EV-charging infrastructure. These gaps will be closed by this course, equipping students to conduct research and preparing them for these industries.
Learning Objectives
- Describe requirements and design process of high-power converters for wind, solar, HVDC/FACTS, and motor drive applications.
- Select high power semiconductor switches for various high-power applications.
- Apply high power semiconductor switches in high power electronics circuits with proper considerations for gate drives, protections, thermal management, and reliability.
- Conduct trade-off analyses of multilevel converter topologies to meet the unique requirements of various applications.
- Select main components of multilevel converters and pulse-width modulation control strategy.
- Create conceptual system design of renewable energy systems, encompassing aspects such as power generation, energy collection components, system architecture, and grid integration protections.
- Apply appropriate grid-integration regulations and codes to power converter and system design.