Syllabus (Elective): M.Tech

Power Electronics for Renewable Energy Systems

Code: EE 661 | L-T-P-C : 3-0-0

Introduction: Potential of renewable energies in India’s future Power generation, Need of power electronics for power generation from renewable energies.
Solar PV Systems: Solar PV characteristics, Grid requirement for PV, Power electronic converters used for solar PV, Control techniques, MPPT, Grid connected and Islanding mode, Grid synchronization, PLLs, battery charging in PV systems.
Wind Energy Conversion: Wind Turbine characteristics, Grid requirement for Wind, PMSM and DFIG for wind generators, Power electronic converters for PMSM and DFIG, Control techniques, MPPT, Grid connected and Islanding mode.
Other renewable energy systems: Fuel Cells, Biogas, Biomass etc
Power electronic converters and control for Microgrids and Smart grids

Texts/ References:

1) Remus Teodorescu, Marco Liserre, Pedro Rodriguez, “Grid Converters for Photovoltaic and Wind Power Systems” Wiley-IEEE Press, January 2011.
2) Suleiman M. Sharkh, Mohammad A. Abu-Sara, Georgios I. Orfanoudakis, Babar Hussain, “Power Electronic Converters for Microgrids” Wiley-IEEE Press, April 2014.
3) Fang Lin Luo, Hong Ye, “Advanced DC/AC Inverters: Applications in Renewable Energy” CRC Press.
4) Sudipta Chakraborty, Marcelo G. Simões, William E. Kramer, “Power Electronics for Renewable and Distributed Energy Systems” Springer 2013.