1. SylabUZ
2. Faculty of Computer Science, Electrical Engineering and Automatics
3. winter term 2022/2023
4. Electrical Engineering - First-cycle Erasmus programme
5. Power electronic interfaces

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Power electronic interfaces - course description

Aim of the course

To familiarize students with the basic systems and properties of power electronic converters working as renewable energy interfaces. Developing skills in the selection of type, topology and parameters of power electronic interfaces in distributed power distribution systems. Awareness of the importance of methods and quality of electricity conversion.

Prerequisites

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Fundamentals of electrical engineering, Fundamentals of power electronics

Scope

Lecture

Introduction. Characteristics of distributed energy sources.

Characteristics of distributed power distribution systems from renewable energy.

Coupling renewable energy sources with a distribution system. Systems cooperating with the network and autonomous systems.

Power electronic converters with MPPT algorithms for coupling DC RES (photovoltaic (PV) systems, fuel cells (FC) and others).

Power electronic converters with MPPT algorithms for coupling RES of alternating current (wind generators (WG), geothermal generators (TG) and biogas generators.

Power electronic interfaces with DC Bus coupling.

Power electronic interfaces with HFAC coupling.

Network converters for renewable energy electronic interfaces.

Renewable energy electronic interfaces with bidirectional energy flow.

Summary and development trends of renewable energy electronic interfaces.

Lab

Tests of functional and energy properties of PWM controllers for PV systems.

Tests of functional and energy properties of MPPT controllers for PV systems.

Tests of the properties of an AC / DC bidirectional converter.

Examination of the power electronics interface properties in a Grid Tied system cooperating with the power grid.

Tests of the power electronic interface properties in the Off Grid system for autonomous systems.

Examination of the interface properties in a hybrid system for energy storage and PV systems

Teaching methods

Lecture: conventional (multimedia) lecture, problem-solving lecture

Laboratory: laboratory exercises, work in groups

Learning outcomes and methods of theirs verification

Outcome description	Outcome symbols	Methods of verification	The class form

Assignment conditions

Lecture

The grade is determined based on the results of the tests.

Lab

The final grade is the arithmetic average of the partial grades issued for the report of each laboratory class made by students.

Final grade

The final grade is determined on the basis of grades from all forms of the subject with a weight: lecture 60%, laboratory 40%.

Recommended reading

1. Kramer W., Chakraborty S., Kroposki B., Thomas H.: Advanced power electronics interfaces for distributed energy systems. Part I, Systems and topologies. NREL National Renewable Energy Laboratory, NREL/TP-581-42672, 2003. Available electronically at http://www.osti.gov/bridge.
2. Chakraborty S., Kroposki B., Kramer W.: Advanced power electronics interfaces for distributed energy systems. Part 2: Modeling, Development, and Experimental Evaluation of Advanced Control Functions for Single-Phase Utility-Connected Inverter. NREL/TP-550-44313, 2008. . Available electronically at http://www.osti.gov/bridge.
3. Mohan N.: Power Electronics: Converters, Applications, and Design. John Wiley & Sons, 1998.
4. Holms D. G., Lipo T. A.: Pulse width modulation for power converters. Principle and practice. IEEE press. New York.
5. Alfred Rufer, Energy Storage Systems and Components, CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2018.
6. Siegfried Heier, Grid Integration of Wind Energy: Onshore and Offshore Conversion Systems, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., 2014.
7. Bimal K. Bose, Power Electronics in Renewable Energy Systems and Smart Grid: Technology and Applications, Wiley-IEEE Press, 2019.
8. Hee-Je Kim, Solar Power and Energy Storage Systems, Jenny Stanford Publishing 2019.
9. Dmitri Vinnikov, Samir Kouro, Yongheng Yang, Emerging Converter Topologies and Control for Grid Connected Photovoltaic Systems, MDPI Basel, Switzerland, 2020.

Further reading

1. Rashid M. H. , Alternative Energy in Power Electronics, Butterworth-Heinemann, 2015.
2. Bimal K. Bose, Power Electronics and Motor Drives (Second Edition), Academic Press, 2021.
3. Blaabjerg F., Control of Power Electronic Converters and Systems, Academic Press, 2018.
4. Rashid M. H., Power Electronics Handbook, Fourth Edition, Butterworth-Heinemann is an imprint of Elsevier, 2018.
5.  Ersan Kabalci, Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems and Microgrids, Academic Press, 2021

Notes

Modified by dr hab. inż. Paweł Szcześniak, prof. UZ (last modification: 12-04-2022 00:15)