Power Electronics and Distributed Generation

Overview

Instructor: Prof. Vinod John, Department of Electrical Engineering, IISc Bangalore.

Power Electronics (PE) covers a wide range of areas. Some of the larger PE segments are DC to DC converters, inverters, UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply), high voltage DC systems, flexible AC transmission systems, distributed generation, and so on. Among these segments, an emerging area is distributed generation, where the power converter or any converter in general is used as an interface between your energy source and the grid. This course will focus on the distributed generation and the issues of connecting the distributed generation unit with the electrical grid.

Syllabus

Mod-01 Lec-01 Course introduction and overview.
Mod-01 Lec-02 Distributed generation technologies.
Mod-01 Lec-03 Distributed storage technologies.
Mod-01 Lec-04 Distribution system protection.
Mod-01 Lec-05 Circuit breaker coordination.
Mod-01 Lec-06 Symmetrical component analysis and sequence excitation.
Mod-01 Lec-07 Modeling of distribution system components.
Mod-01 Lec-08 Protection components.
Mod-01 Lec-09 Impact of distributed generation of distribution protection.
Mod-01 Lec-10 Consumption and distribution grounding.
Mod-01 Lec-11 Islanding of distribution systems.
Mod-01 Lec-12 Modeling of islanded distribution systems.
Mod-01 Lec-13 Distribution system problems and examples.
Mod-01 Lec-14 Distribution system problems and examples continued.
Mod-01 Lec-15 Anti-islanding methods.
Mod-01 Lec-16 Solid state circuit switching.
Mod-01 Lec-17 Relaying for distributed generation.
Mod-01 Lec-18 Feeder voltage regulation.
Mod-01 Lec-19 Grounding, distribution protection coordination problems and examples.
Mod-01 Lec-20 Ring and network distribution.
Mod-02 Lec-21 Economic evaluation of DG systems.
Mod-02 Lec-22 Design for effective initial cost.
Mod-03 Lec-23 Single phase inverters.
Mod-03 Lec-24 DC bus design in voltage source inverter.
Mod-03 Lec-25 Electrolytic capacitor reliability and lifetime.
Mod-03 Lec-26 Inverter switching and average model.
Mod-03 Lec-27 Common mode and differential mode model of inverters.
Mod-03 Lec-28 Two leg single phase inverter.
Mod-03 Lec-29 Distribution system problems, and examples.
Mod-03 Lec-30 DG evaluation problems and examples.
Mod-03 Lec-31 Switch selection in two level voltage source inverters and loss evaluation.
Mod-03 Lec-32 Thermal model, management and cycling failure of IGBT modules.
Mod-03 Lec-33 Semiconductor switch design reliability considerations.
Mod-03 Lec-34 AC filters for grid connected inverters.
Mod-03 Lec-35 AC inductor design and need for LCL filter.
Mod-03 Lec-36 LCL filter design.
Mod-03 Lec-37 Examples in power electronic design for DG systems.
Mod-03 Lec-38 Examples in power electronic design for DG systems continued.
Mod-03 Lec-39 Higher order passive damping design for LCL filters.
Mod-03 Lec-40 Balance of hardware component for inverters in DG systems.