WEMPEC professors work with UW-Madison’s Department of Engineering Professional Development to help provide three continued education short courses relating to their areas of expertise. WEMPEC sponsoring companies qualify for a discount rate on these courses – click here to learn how to become a sponsor.
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April 13-15, 2009
Madison, WI
This course will introduce the fundamentals of:
- basic magnetic concepts
- basic electrical concepts
- review of switches and device realization
You will then focus on:
- basic converters and device characteristics
- diode rectifiers
- phase-controlled rectifiers and inverters
- DC/DC converters, and isolated converters
- inverters and modulation strategy
- single- and three-phase inverters
Your instructors will provide detailed instruction on:
- magnetic design issues
- gate drive design
- sensor integration
- cooling and layout
- real-world design considerations
- Electromagnetic Interference (EMI)
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August 17-20, 2010
Madison, WI
During this course you will:
- Understand the principles of modern ac drives, including PM and reluctance machines
- Understand the modes of interaction between ac motors and power conversion systems, including dynamic stability issues
- Learn how to control ac machines, including the principles of field orientation and direct torque control
- Learn how to model and simulate ac motor/drive systems
- Learn how to use modern control theory to design controllers that minimize or eliminate dynamic interactions in drive systems
- Understand the performance of sensorless control methods for ac drives
- Understand the causes and mitigation of drive-induced machine bearing currents and insulation stress
- Learn about drive input power quality issues, including harmonics and voltage sags
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November 2-4, 2010
Madison, WI
During this course, you will learn how to:
- Compare different converter types for your application
- Use and specify power devices by rating and application
- Protect semiconductor components in industrial power electronics circuits by using snubbers, control, and thermal management
- Analyze power electronic systems with various types of load
- Employ modulation strategies for the control of power converters
- Solve harmonic problems
- Take advantage of new trends and developments in power electronics, including multi-level and matrix converters
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TBA
Madison, WI
During this course you will:
- Learn about the current applications and future trends of permanent magnet ac machines
- Review the principles of permanent magnet ac machines, including the basics and the major topologies
- Examine the techniques and tools for designing permanent magnet ac machines, including thermal and structural considerations
- Learn how to control permanent magnet machines, including the principles of field orientation, direct torque control, current regulators, and flux-weakening
- Study the performance of self-sensing control methods for permanent magnet ac machines
- Learn how to model and simulate the machine/drive system with examples in Matlab/Simulink
- Learn about the fault modes of permanent magnet ac machines and techniques for minimizing their impact on drive performance.
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