Converters control and utilization
Brief description
The program introduces participants to the elements of control theory, applied to the control of power electronics devices. Power electronics converters, highly dynamic and non-linear systems, necessitate particular control structures to be implemented to a dedicated controller so that adequate electric energy conversion and management can take place. This program favors practicing engineers and young professionals already familiar with power electronics converters topologies, but the course reviews briefly converters operating principles, and consequently even participants not familiar with the power electronics devices can successfully finish the course.
The first part of the course is dedicated to the introduction of theoretical concepts, while the second part is dedicated to the practical implementation of control structures of importance to the control of power electronics devices.
The program covers the following five topics:
1. Modulating techniques,
2. Control of DC drives,
3. Control of AC drives,
4. Control of grid-connected converter,
5. Application of controlled power electronics devices.
TBC
Online
Novi Sad
30 Theoretical
30 Practical
1200 Euros
Education:
• PhD in Electrical Engineering and Computing, University of Novi Sad, Serbia, 2013-2018.
PhD Thesis: Grid-connected converter control pertinent to distribution network support during disturbances.
• Master of Science in Electrical Engineering and Computing, University of Novi Sad, Serbia, 2012-2013.
• Bachelor of Science (Dipl. Ing.) in Electrical Engineering and Computing, University of Novi Sad, Serbia, 2008-2012.
Professional Experience:
Teaching Assistant and Doctoral Researcher, Grenoble Institute of Technology, 2009 – 2013
Researcher, Institute “Mihajlo Pupin”, Serbia, 2013 – 2016
Associate University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Technical Sciences, Department of Power, electronic and telecommunication engineering:
• Assistant Professor, 2019-2024.
• Research and teaching assistant, 2013-2019.
• Head of Laboratory for real-time power electronics testing.
Typhoon HIL company internship, 2012.
Visiting lecturer:
Italy – Politecnico di Torino (2017),
Lithuania – Vilnius College of Technologies and Design (2017),
Spain – Universidad de Granada (2018),
Liechtenstein – Universität Liechtenstein (2018),
Slovakia – Technical University of Kosice (2019).
Recipient of DaaD scholarship.
Objectives of the program
The goals of the program are to train people to:
- Most important modulating techniques function,
- To organize and tune control structures governing DC drives,
- To organize and tune control structures governing AC drives,
- To organize and tune control structures governing grid-connected converters,
- Power electronics devices participate in the operation of larger systems, such as electric vehicles, household appliances, distributed generators, etc.,
- Control code is organized and implemented in industrial microcontrollers.
Who Should Participate?
The program is primarily intended for engineers and technicians familiar with power electronics or electronics topics. Experience in embedded programming and control theory applications and/or a university engineering degree is an advantage. Still, participants that have completed lower vocational school, secondary vocational school, or secondary professional education, or otherwise experienced individuals, wishing to change jobs or to extend their knowledge, will be able to follow the course since each topic will be introduced following a summary on power electronics and other relevant topics (that are not themselves in the focus of the course).
Course in details
– Standard transfer function types,
– Bode diagrams,
– Root locus,
– Stability topics,
– Structure and parts of a controlled power electronics system,
– Closed loop representing controlled power electronics system,
– Variables normalization.
– Modulators for DC-DC converters (choppers),
– Sinusoidal pulsed-with modulation (several versions),
– Space-vector modulation,
– Zero-sequence injection modulation.
– Transfer functions of each particular part of the drive,
– Closed loops organization,
– Current control loop,
– Speed control loop,
– Position control loop,
– Methods for tuning parameters.
– Transfer functions of each particular part of the drive,
– Closed loops organization,
– Current control loop,
– Speed control loop,
– Position control loop,
-Methods for tuning parameters.
– Transfer functions of each particular part of the drive,
– Closed loops organization,
– Current control loop,
– Speed control loop,
– Position control loop,
– Methods for tuning parameters.
– Transfer functions of each particular part of the system,
– Closed loops organization,
– Current control loop,
– Power control loop,
– Synchronization units,
– Methods for tuning parameters.