Circuit simulation as an aid in teaching the principles of power electronics

Author

Hart, Daniel W.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Valparaiso Univ., IN, USA

Volume

36

Issue

1

fYear

1993

fDate

2/1/1993 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

10

Lastpage

16

Abstract

The ways in which computer simulation can assist power electronics education at the undergraduate level are described. It is shown that using PSpice as an instructional tool for an introductory-level power electronics course has increased students´ abilities to comprehend the behavior of several power electronics circuits. The graphics post-processor Probe, which accompanies PSpice, is used to display voltage and current waveforms. Probe´s capability of doing numerical computations reduces the effort needed to determine power-related quantities in nonlinear circuits. Fourier analysis capabilities of PSpice enable harmonics to be investigated. Examples of PSpice simulations are included

Keywords

Fourier analysis; circuit analysis computing; computer aided instruction; digital simulation; educational courses; engineering graphics; harmonics; power electronics; software packages; teaching; CAI; Fourier analysis; PSpice; Probe; circuit analysis computing; computer simulation; current waveforms; education; educational courses; engineering graphics; harmonics; power electronics; software packages; students; teaching; undergraduate; voltage waveforms; Circuit analysis; Circuit simulation; Computer graphics; Computer science education; Computer simulation; Displays; Nonlinear circuits; Power electronics; Probes; Voltage;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Education, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9359

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/13.204808

Filename

204808