The solution first explores power components including diodes, BJT, MOSFET, IGBT, SCR, thyristors and triacs and then moves on to showing how these are used in power circuits including rectifiers, converters and inverters.
Worksheets are supplied which guide students through the learning activities.
Learning objectives/experiments include
Diodes, BJT, MOSFET, IGBT, SCR, thyristors and triac components
Speed control of DC motors
Using inductive components for energy transfer
Half and full wave rectifiers
Fixed voltage regulators
Buck and boost converters
Single phase inverters using MOSFET and thyristor
Modern power electronics topologies
Sources of renewable energy
Suitable Resources
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