Overview
This module provides participants with in-depth knowledge, skills and competency in the modelling, simulation and design of power electronic conversion systems. This skills and knowledge are essential for the effective, safe and stable operation and usage of modern power conversion equipment with growing penetration of renewables, distributed energy resources and power conversion devices. Theory and practice using computer-aided engineering software such as PLECs will be taught. Simulation, design and analysis techniques of power converters used in modern power supplies, power drives and power compensation are emphasised.
What You’ll Learn
Power Semiconductor Devices
- Introduction to design and analysis of power electronic systems; High power density design; High power efficiency design; Modular design.
- Power semiconductor devices; Bipolar and unipolar silicon power device characteristics; Diodes, thyristors, power MOSFETs, IGBTs, Wide-band-gap power devices.
Power Electronic Passive and Magnetic Devices
- Magnetics in power electronics; Losses in magnetic cores; Design of inductors and transformers based on Area Product method; Skin effects; interleaved windings;
- Passive components; Capacitors; Thermal management; Heat sinks; Drivers and controllers; Power device protection; Snubbers; Safe operating areas.
Conversion to DC Power
- AC to DC rectification; Single-phase and 3-phase uncontrolled and controlled rectifiers; High pulse number rectifiers; Total harmonic distortion and ripple factor.
- DC to DC Conversion; Switching Pole; Buck, boost and buck-boost topologies; Continuous and discontinuous conduction; Synchronous Rectification; Two and four quadrant DC choppers.
Conversion to AC Power
- DC to AC inversion; Pulse-width modulation; Space vector modulation; Single-phase and 3-phase inverters; voltage-source and current-source inverters.
- AC to AC converters without DC-Link; Matrix converters; Practical implementation issues in such Converters.
Power Converters for Energy Supply
- Applications in flexible AC transmission and HVDC transmission; Power converters for solar PV and wind turbines;
- Multi-level converters for high voltage applications; 3-level inverters; Diode-clamped and neutral-point-clamped; Cascaded H-bridge
Power Converters for Energy Demand
- Bidirectional power flow converters; PWM inverter-rectifiers; H-bridges; Power factor correction/Active Harmonic Filters; Special Circuits: Z-source inverters.
- Soft switching and Resonant converters to reduce losses; Zero-voltage switching; Zero-current switching; Synchronous Rectification.
Who Should Attend
- Engineers working in power and energy sector;
- Railway electrical power supply and propulsion professionals;
- Electrical and electronic engineering professionals;
- Researchers and educators in electrical engineering and urban sustainability-related areas;
Prerequisites
- Bachelor degree in Engineering
- At least one-year of relevant working experience
Certificate and Assessment
A Certificate of Participation will be issued to participants who:
- Attend 75% of the module
- Undertake the Continuous Assessment
A Certificate of Attainment will be issued to participants who:
- Attend at least 75% of the programme, and
- Participants who pass the Continuous Assessment and Exam Paper will earn 6 ECTS credits, which are stackable for PGCert or MEngTech qualifications.
Continuing Professional Development
This module is eligible for the following continuing professional development units:
Schedule
| Lesson |
Class Timings
(Thursdays, 7pm to 10pm) |
| Lesson 1 |
5 Sep 2019 |
| Lesson 2 |
12 Sep 2019 |
| Lesson 3 |
19 Sep 2019 |
| Lesson 4 |
26 Sep 2019 |
| Lesson 5 |
3 Oct 2019 |
| Lesson 6 |
10 Oct 2019 |
| Recess Week |
17 Oct 2019 |
| Lesson 7 |
24 Oct 2019 |
| Lesson 8 |
31 Oct 2019 |
| Lesson 9 |
7 Nov 2019 |
| Lesson 10 |
14 Nov 2019 |
| Lesson 11 |
21 Nov 2019 |
| Lesson 12 |
28 Nov 2019 |
Fees
| Category |
Full Fee |
After SF Funding |
After SF Mid-Career
Enhanced Subsidy |
| Singapore Citizen (Below 40) / Singapore PR |
$3,447.54 |
$1,034.26 |
Not Eligible |
| Singapore Citizen (40 & above) |
$3,447.54 |
$1,034.26 |
$389.86 |
| Non-Singaporeans |
$3,447.54 |
Not Eligible |
Not Eligible |
Note:
- All figures include GST. GST applies to individuals and Singapore-registered companies.
- You can opt for either SF Series Funding or Mid-Career Enhanced Subsidy. Both cannot be combined.
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Learn more about funding types available
Terms & Conditions:
SkillsFuture Funding To be eligible for the 70% training grant awarded by SkillsFuture, applicants (and/or their sponsoring organisations where applicable) must:
- Be a Singaporean Citizen or Singapore Permanent Resident
- Not receive any other funding from government sources in respect of the actual grant disbursed for the programme
SkillsFuture Mid-Career Enhanced Subsidy To be eligible for the 90% enhanced subsidy awarded, applicants (and/or their sponsoring organisations where applicable) must:
- Be a Singaporean Citizen
- Be at least 40 years old
- Not receive any other funding from government sources in respect of the actual grant disbursed for the programme
SIT reserves the right to collect the balance of the programme fees (i.e. the potential grant amount) directly from the applicants (and/or their sponsoring organisations where applicable) should the above requirements not be fulfilled.
SIT reserves the right to make changes to published course information, including dates, times, venues, fees and instructors without prior notice.
Course Series
Find out more about the Modular Certification Courses - Electrical Power Engineering (EPE).
These modules are stackable towards a Postgraduate Certificate in Electrical Power Engineering (PGCert EPE) or can be taken individually as a single module as follows:
Each module carries 6 ECTS credits which are stackable for graduate qualification of PGCert EPE. Candidates who pass any of the above 4 modules (totalling 24 credits) with a CGPA of 2.5 or more will be awarded the Postgraduate Certificate in Electrical Power Engineering (PGCert EPE) by SIT. All the above modules are subsidised by SkillsFuture Singapore. Eligible individual may enjoy up to a maximum of 5 subsidised modules.
The above modules have been renamed from EPE60XX to EEE60XX for modules starting from Sep 2019. There is otherwise no change in stackability towards the Postgraduate Certificate in Electrical Power Engineering
