Introduction:

Power electronics represents the technological foundation governing electrical energy conversion, control, and conditioning within modern industrial and power system environments. Its role extends to enabling efficient transformation between direct current and alternating current forms across generation, transmission, storage, and end use systems. This training program presents system architectures, converter topologies, control frameworks, and performance governance models associated with DC–AC, AC–DC, and DC–DC energy conversion technologies. It provides a general institutional perspective on how power electronic systems support reliability, efficiency, and stability in contemporary electrical infrastructures.

Program Objectives:

By the end of this program, participants will be able to:

Analyze functional roles of power electronic converters within electrical energy systems.
Classify converter, inverter, and rectifier topologies and configuration structures.
Evaluate control architectures and modulation framework models.
Assess efficiency, thermal, and reliability governance structures for power electronic systems.
Explore integration and compliance frameworks across industrial and utility applications.

Target Audience:

• Electrical and power system engineers.

• Industrial automation and drive system specialists.

• Renewable energy and grid integration professionals.

• Power electronics design and application engineers.

• Technical managers responsible for electrical infrastructure planning.

Program Outline:

Unit 1:

Foundations of Power Electronics:

• Functional positioning of power electronic systems in energy conversion chains.

• Semiconductor device classification frameworks for power switching applications.

• Voltage, current, and frequency conditioning structures.

• Power quality influence models of electronic converters.

• Institutional drivers for power electronics deployment in industry.

Unit 2:

Rectifier Systems and AC–DC Conversion Architectures:

• Uncontrolled and controlled rectifier topology classification.

• Single phase and three phase rectification structure models.

• Harmonic generation and mitigation framework logic.

• Filtering and smoothing architecture principles.

• Grid interface compliance structures for rectifier systems.

Unit 3:

Inverter Systems and DC–AC Conversion Architectures:

• Voltage source and current source inverter classification models.

• Pulse width modulation framework structures.

• Output waveform quality evaluation indicators.

• Synchronization and grid-connection architecture models.

• Oversight on inverter application positioning across industrial sectors.

Unit 4:

DC–DC Conversion Systems and Control Frameworks:

• Buck, boost, buck–boost, and isolated converter classification.

• Switching control logic and duty cycle governance structures.

• Efficiency optimization and loss modeling frameworks.

• Electromagnetic compatibility and noise control architectures.

• Thermal management structure models for DC–DC systems.

Unit 5:

System Integration, Reliability, and Governance:

• Converter integration architecture within power system hierarchies.

• Reliability modeling and failure mode classification structures.

• Protection coordination frameworks for power electronic installations.

• Lifecycle management and maintenance governance models.

• Regulatory standards alignment and performance certification structures.

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