12 Free Resources To Learn Power Electronics!

Power Electronics is a pretty sought after field in Electrical and Electronics engineering. If you are part of this field then some knowledge in power electronics wouldn't be a bad idea. Here are 12 resources that'll come in handy.

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1. Power Electronics

This is a series of 43 lectures on Power Electronics by Professor B.G. Fernandes from the Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai.

2. Power Electronics Solution For Hybrid Vehicles and Renewable Energy

This lecture is by Professor Kevin Bai, from the ECE department of Kettering University.

3. Power Electronics Modules

This is a lecture series by Professor Ned Mohan from the University of Minnesota. It playlist consists of 33 modules.

4. Power Electronics Book- Chapter 1 - Introduction to Power Electronics by Dr. Firuz Zare

The first part of the lecture is available on Youtube and you can find the other parts here too. The text version of the book is also available in the video description.

5. 3 Phase Half/Full Controlled Bridge Converter

This video series from Pantech Solutions is not quite as useful as the others, but it may still come in handy for beginners.

6. Industrial Drives and Power Electronics

This video lecture comes from IISC, Bangalore by Professor K. Gopakumar.

Free Ebooks and Reference Material

1. Lecture Notes from MIT Open Courseware

This lecture note examines the application of electronics to energy conversion and control. Topics covered include: modeling, analysis, and control techniques; design of power circuits including inverters, rectifiers, and DC-DC converters; analysis and design of magnetic components and filters; and characteristics of power semiconductor devices.

2. Lecture Notes From Shri Vishnu Engineering College for Women

This note covers the following topics: Power Semi Conductor Devices, Firing and Commutation Circuits of SCR, Single phase half controlled converters, Single phase fully controlled converters, three phase line commutated converter and Ac Voltage Controllers and Cyclo Converters.

3. Introduction to Power Electronics - A Tutorial

This is a tutorial from the Oak Ridge National Laboratory and it will teach you the meaning of power electronics, along with sub topics for power semiconductors and power semiconductors losses amongst others.

4. Power Electronics

This is a set of questions and answers that you can use either to test yourself or even to solve some of the doubts that you have been having.

5. Power Electronics Handbook

This book serves as a handy reference guide for those looking to learn about Power Electronics. According to the introduction section of the book, it is useful for anyone ranging from engineering students to very experienced professionals.

6. Power Electronics

This is a pretty basic tutorial on Power Electronics. It is a presentation that will be useful for beginners in the field.