Key Features

Comprehensive Power Electronics Training

This training pack covers a broad range of advanced power electronics concepts, including:

• Power Transistor analysis and applications
• Duty Cycle Controller and PWM waveform studies
• Current Booster circuits
• Audio Power Amplifier operation
• MOS Power FET characteristics
• Silicon Controlled Rectifier (SCR) circuits
• Unijunction Transistor (UJT) applications
• Trigger Isolation circuits
• Triac and Diac control circuits
• Single and Bi-phase Control systems
• SCR Bridge Circuits
• Jones Commutator circuits
• McMurray-Bedford Inverter
• Auxiliary Commutated Inverter

Practical Learning Activities

Students can perform numerous real-world experiments and measurements, including:

• Calculating and measuring base-emitter voltage and current gain of power transistors
• Determining duty cycle and frequency of PWM waveforms
• Plotting transfer characteristics of Complementary Darlington Pair Emitter Followers
• Investigating voltage amplifier maximum undistorted output
• Analyzing waveforms in audio power amplifiers
• Diagnosing faults in amplifier circuits
• Identifying threshold voltage in FET transfer graphs
• Measuring gate firing voltage and anode-cathode ON voltage of thyristors
• Studying triggering angle and conduction angle in SCR circuits
• Measuring load current in thyristor trigger isolation circuits
• Evaluating Triac gate current and waveform behavior
• Investigating half-wave and full-wave rectifier circuits
• Determining firing angle of SCR rectifiers
• Studying SCR bridge circuits under resistive, inductive, and capacitive loads
• Troubleshooting faults in SCR bridge circuits
• Investigating Jones Commutator operations
• Analyzing McMurray-Bedford inverter waveforms
• Studying Auxiliary Commutated Inverter functionality

Learning Objectives

The system is structured into performance-based chapters, each aligned with competency development objectives. Students gain practical skills in:

Semiconductor Devices

• BJT power transistor behavior and calculations
• MOSFET operation and transconductance analysis
• SCR and thyristor triggering principles
• UJT pulse generation circuits
• Triac and Diac switching operations

Power Conversion & Control

• PWM and duty cycle control
• Controlled rectification
• Single-phase and bi-phase power control
• SCR bridge rectification
• Commutation techniques

Inverter Technology

• Jones Commutator operation
• McMurray-Bedford inverter analysis
• Auxiliary commutated inverter studies

Fault Diagnosis & Troubleshooting

• Circuit fault analysis
• Component behavior evaluation
• Practical troubleshooting methodology

Included Items

The Advanced Power Electronics Pack includes:

• Power Electronics-1 Study Module (305-23)
  Covers:
  • Power Transistor
  • Duty Cycle Controller
  • Current Booster
  • Audio Power Amplifier
  • MOS Power FET
  • Silicon Controlled Rectifier
  • Unijunction Transistor
  • Trigger Isolation
  • Triac
• Power Electronics-2 Study Module (305-26)
  Covers:
  • Single and Bi-phase Control
  • SCR Bridge Circuits
  • Jones Commutator
  • McMurray-Bedford Inverter
  • Auxiliary Commutated Inverter
• Advanced Electronics Experiment Platform (300-01)
  or
• Advanced Electronics Platform with Virtual Instrumentation (300-02)
• Curriculum Manual
• Storage Case

Virtual Instrumentation Support

When used with the 300-02 Advanced Electronics Platform, the system eliminates the need for separate laboratory instruments by integrating:

• Virtual Multimeters
• Oscilloscope
• Spectrum Analyzer
• Function Generator
• Data Logger
• Grapher Application

The platform connects to a PC via USB and supports Windows-based virtual instrumentation software, allowing instructors to demonstrate experiments to an entire class with real-time waveforms and measurement data.

Computer-Managed Learning System

The included laboratory manual is fully compatible with the ClassAct Computer Managed Learning System, enabling:

• Student competency tracking
• Performance objective monitoring
• Automated student assessment
• Progress reporting

An instructor solution manual is also available, providing complete solutions to all practical exercises and assessment questions.

Educational Benefits

• Hands-on practical training
• Industry-relevant power electronics experiments
• Competency-based learning
• Integrated theory and practice
• Ideal for diploma, undergraduate, and technical engineering programs