Power Electronics
APPLICATIONS
By:
Jay K. Pandit
Lect. EE
Govt. Polytechnic Jalgaon
BY THE END OF THIS LECTURE
• Students will be able to list applications of Power
Electronics
EVOLUTION OF POWER ELECTRONICS
1958 1985
IGBT
TRIAC and GTO
(Insulated Gate
(Gate turn off
Bipolar
Thyristor)
Transistor)
1956 1975 1995
Advent of SCR BJT (Bipolar Junction WBG
(Silicon Transistor) (Wide band gap
Controlled MOSFET(Metal oxide field effect semiconductor)
Rectifier) transistor),
SIT (Static induction transistor)
APPLICATIONS
Aerospace Automotive
Home Industrial
Commercial Medical
Games and Entertainment Power Utility Systems
Telecommunication Transportation
HOME
• Refrigerator
• Air-conditioner
• Lighting
• Vacuum cleaner
• Television
• Cooking appliances
AEROSPACE
• Aero-plane power system
• Space vehicle power
system
• Satellite power system
• Space exploration robot
power system
AUTOMOTIVE
• Electric vehicle drivetrain
• Electric vehicle charging
system
• Battery management
system
• Auxiliary electric supply
system
INDUSTRIAL
• Fan/blower
• Pumps
• Induction furnace
• Electromagnet
• Drive trains
• UPS
MEDICAL
• MRI scanner
• Fitness machine
• LASER supply
• Power supply to various
monitoring systems
TRANSPORTATION
• Electric Locomotive
• Maglev
• Motor drives
POWER UTILITY
• STATCOM
• Power factor correctors
• VAR compensators
• Static circuit breakers
• HVDC converters
TELECOMMUNICATION
• Power supply for transmitter
and receiver
• Mobile
• Wireless communication
Where can we find the applications of
Power Electronics?
Almost in every sector where electricity is
present
Questions???
REFERENCES
1. Power Electronics- Converters, Applications and
Design by Ned Mohan, T. M. Undeland, W. B.
Robbins, John Wiley & Sons
2. Power Electronics by Dr. P. S. Bhimbhra, Khanna
Publishers.
3. Power Electronics by M. D. Singh and K. B.
Khanchandani, Tata McGraw Hill publication.
THANK YOU
