- Docente: Alberto Bellini
- Credits: 6
- SSD: IIND-08/A
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: In-person learning (entirely or partially)
- Campus: Cesena
- Corso: Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Electronics and Information Engineering (cod. 6715)
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from Sep 14, 2026 to Dec 15, 2026
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course the student knows the operating principles and design cues for power converters from renewables (wind, water, sun), aimed at optimal efficiency. The student is able to use this knowledge for analysis, design and control of power stage in wind farms and photovoltaics. At the end of the course the students is able to use the main tools for preventive fault diagnosis, relying on AI and decision making techniques.
Course contents
Static power converters
Review of power electronic devices for static conversion: diodes, SCRs, MOSFETs, IGBTs
Review of the main AC/DC, DC/DC, and DC/AC converter topologies
PWM signals
Figures of merit for static converters
Inverters (DC/AC converters)
Modulation techniques
Single-phase architectures
Three-phase architectures
Converter control techniques
AI applications of converter control techniques
Soft-switching converters
Mitigation of switching losses through soft-switching techniques
Zero-voltage switching (ZVS)
Zero-current switching (ZCS)
Resonant inverters
Laboratory sessions / Practical exercises
Characterization and testing of a DC/AC converter
Readings/Bibliography
The lecture notes and slides used during the course will be available on the virtuale.unibo.it platform.
Andrzej M. Trzynadlowski, "Introduction to Modern Power Electronics", Wiley
Mohan Ned, Undeland Tore, Robbins William, "Power Electronics: Converters, Applications and Design", John Wiley & Sons Inc; 4 edizione
Robert W. Erickson, Dragan Maksimovic, "Fundamentals of Power Electronics", Kluwer Academic Pub
Muhammad Rashid, "Power Electronics Handbook", Butterworth-Heinemann; 4 edizione, 2017.
Remus Teodorescu, Marco Liserre, Pedro Rodríguez, "Grid Converters for Photovoltaic and Wind Power Systems", John Wiley & Sons Inc Print on
S. Chkraborty, M.G. Simoes, W.E. Kramer, "Power Electronics for Renewable and Distributed Energy Systems. A sourcebook of topologies, control and integration", Springer, 2013
John G. Kassakian, David J. Perreault, George C. Verghese, "Principles of Power Electronics", 2nd edition, Cambridge University Press, 2023
Teaching methods
Lectures with PowerPoint slides.
Numerical exercises using MATLAB/Simscape.
Assessment methods
The final assessment will consist of a written examination.
Students must submit an individual report on the practical activities. This report is a prerequisite for admission to the written examination.
All students who pass the examination will have achieved the minimum learning outcomes.
The highest mark, expressed out of thirty, will be awarded to students who demonstrate a complete understanding of the qualitative and quantitative criteria for sizing power electronic converters.
Regarding assessment of learning, the use of AI is prohibited. Any use constitutes a violation of academic integrity.
"Students with learning disorders and\or temporary or permanent disabilities: please, contact the office responsible (https://site.unibo.it/studenti-con-disabilita-e-dsa/en/for-students) as soon as possible so that they can propose acceptable adjustments. The request for adaptation must be submitted in advance (15 days before the exam date) to the lecturer, who will assess the appropriateness of the adjustments, taking into account the teaching objectives."
Teaching tools
PowerPoint slides.
Lecture notes.
MATLAB/Simscape models for the simulation of converters.
Office hours
See the website of Alberto Bellini