Power Electronics 2 course objective is to enable students to design and apply contemporary devices for steady supply of DC and AC consumers by converting parameters of electricity and using the powerful electronic switching components. Besides, the objective is to introduce students to the methods of computer modeling and modern software for this purpose, as well as acquisition of necessary practical experience for the application of acquired knowledge in the economy through laboratory work.

By mastering the course Power Electronics 2, students will be able to apply principles and methods of operations of stable power supply, that is, DC and AC supply with strong electronic components, to model, design, solve and calculate these circuits, as well as to carry out computer simulations and apply commercial solution in different practical applications.

DC power supplies (DC/DC converters). Chopper-principles, types, classification, modes, mathematical models. DC power supplies-basic requirements, operating principles, types. Linear power supplies. Switching power supplies without galvanic isolation –the concept and classification. Buck converter. Boost converter. Buck/Boost converter. Ćuk converter. Switching power supply with galvanic isolation –the concept and classification. Flyback and forward power supply. Push-pull power supply, and bridge and semi bridge power supply. Methods of modeling power converters. Modeling of the switching power supplies by space state averaging. Management methods and regulation of energy converters. Examples of application of power electronic devices.

Lecture method includes theoretical approach through presentation of system operation principles of DC and AC power supplies, calculation problem solution of these converters and practical work and measurements in the laboratory through the set of laboratory practice.