Simulating Power Electronic Circuits using Python

A beginner’s guide to simulations with theory and example What you’ll learn

Installing and setting up Python
Installing Python Power Electronics – an open source circuit simulator
Simulating a basic resistive circuit
Basics of magnetic and electric fields from a power engineering perspective
How inductors and capacitors form energy storage elements in power electronic circuits
The use of diodes in power electronic circuits
The working of a diode using simulations
The concept of rectification and how a rectifier can be built using diodes
Building a rectifier step by step using simulations
Writing control functions using Python
Simulating a buck converter

Requirements

Basic electrical engineering, basic programming in any high level language

Description

For a student of electrical engineering or for a practicing electrical technician, getting started with simulating electrical circuits can be challenging. Even more so in the case of power electronics where circuits are non-linear. This course introduces the process of simulation and also provides basic theory lectures to help you understand how simulations can be used to learn how power converters work.