Applications of Power Electronics

Education facts

Code: ELGC06

- Applications of full-wave rectifiers, controlled rectifiers for driving a DC motor, controlled three-phase rectifiers, twelve-pulse rectifiers, three-phase bridge as an inverter, power electronics applications in high-voltage DC systems. - AC voltage regulators, three-phase voltage regulators, speed control of induction motors, devices for flexible AC transmission systems. - Various designs and applications for power supplies, flyback converters, forward converters, full-bridge and half-bridge DC converters, current-fed converters, multiple outputs, converter selection. - Multilevel converters with independent DC sources, average power balancing with pattern switching, different methods for motor drives using power electronics, various types of pulse width modulation (PWM) and their applications in industry, speed control of induction motors, Sinusoidal PWM (SPWM), Hysteresis PWM, Space Vector PWM (SVPWM), field-oriented control of AC machines using SVPWM, smart inverters enabling high penetration of renewable energy sources. - Power electronics applications in renewable energy systems, electric vehicles, electronic ignition systems, active filters and harmonics, application of power electronics in energy management for sustainable cities and communities.

Entry requirements

Power Electronics, 7.5 ECTS credits, or registered on the Electrical Engineering Bachelor programme, or equivalent

Education offerings

Each offering has its own dates and conditions. Closed offerings are retained as history and do not mean that a new application is open.

• Applications of Power Electronics

  Karlstad University

  Karlstad

  Start date: 9 November 2026

  End date: 17 January 2027

  Pace of study: 50 %