Course Summary:

Power Electronics: Circuits, Systems and Industrial Applications

Course #K088
November 3-5, 2008
Engineering Hall*, University of Wisconsin - Madison Room 1610 Engineering Hall 1415 Engineering Drive, Madison, Wisconsin
Course Fee: $1495 Discount Is Available

Benefits

Attend and learn how to

Compare different converter types for your application
Use and specify power devices by rating and application
Protect semiconductor components in industrial power electronics circuits by using snubbers, control and thermal management
Analyze power electronic systems with various types of load
Employ modulation strategies for the control of power converters
Understand modes of interaction between power converters and the utility and solutions to harmonic problems
Take advantage of new trends and developments in power electronics

Topics

Power Electronics: Fundamentals
AC/DC Rectifiers; DC/AC Inverters
Multilevel and Matrix Converters
Soft Switching Converters
Pulse Width Modulation
Current Regulation Strategies
Basics of Power Converter Control
Inverter Control Design
Complex Vector Modeling
Power Converter Simulation
Utility Interface Problems and Solutions
Application of Power Semiconductors

Audience

Electrical engineers with little experience in power electronics
Practicing engineers desiring to enhance their knowledge

Please note: This course will stress fundamentals while highlighting recent developments in power electronics. The technical content of this course will be significant. You should have a bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related science or the equivalent amount of industrial experience.

Earn PDH, LU, CEU

By participating in this course, you will earn 21 Professional Development Hours (PDH) and 2.1 Continuing Education Units (CEU). Learn more about PDH, LU, CEU and state licensing boards.

Instructors

Bill Brumsickle, VP of Engineering, SoftSwitching Technologies, Inc., Middleton, Wisconsin

Thomas Jahns, Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin

Robert D. Lorenz, Professor, Mechanical Eng. and Electrical and Computer Eng., University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin

Eric Persson, International Rectifier Corp., Edina, Minnesota

Giri Venkataramanan, Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin

General Information

Fee Covers Notebook and other course materials, break refreshments, lunches and certificate.

Cancellation If you cannot attend, please notify us by October 27, and we will refund your fee. Cancellations received after this date and no-shows are subject to a $150 administrative fee. You may enroll a substitute at any time before the course starts.

Accommodations We have reserved a block of sleeping rooms ($104/single; $114/double, including airport shuttle, pool and exercise room) for course participants at the Madison Concourse Hotel and Governor's Club, One West Dayton Street, Madison, WI. To reserve a room, call 800-356-8293 or 608-257-6000 and indicate that you will be attending this course under group code POW1102. Room requests made later than October 12 will be subject to availability.

Course Location This course will be held at Engineering Hall, University of Wisconsin - Madison Room 1610 Engineering Hall 1415 Engineering Drive, Madison, WI.

Course Discount WEMPEC Member members fee: $1295 for this course

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