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Quick Facts
| Medium Of Instructions | Mode Of Learning | Mode Of Delivery |
|---|---|---|
| English | Self Study | Video and Text Based |
Course Overview
The course power electronics offered by the Swayam platform. The duration of this course is 12 weeks. It is a government certified course and is absolutely free of cost. In case the enrolled candidate wants to achieve the certification for this course then they have to appear for an exam and pay according to the guidelines of Swayam platform.
This course of power electronics is beneficial for students and instructors. The prerequisites for this course are basic electrical engineering, circuit theory, signals and systems.
All the undergraduate students belonging to the category of electrical, electronics and communications engineering, power systems and power electronics will be highly benefited from this course as this course will give a boost to their careers.
This course of power electronics is 100 percent online course offering a core level of knowledge of electricals and electronic systems.
The Highlights
- Duration of the course is 12 weeks
- Government certified course
- Taught under the guidance of MHRD and NPTEL
- App based learning
- Interactive learning
- Free of cost course
- Enrolled candidates can achieve the certification for this course after appearing for a proctored examination
- The fee for the certification exam is Rs 1,000 [Thousand rupees only]
- The exam will be conducted physically at centres information for which will be provided later
- The certificates issued after taking the examination will have the logos of NPTEL and IIT Madras
- Only e-certificates will be available
Programme Offerings
- Assignment
- Online lectures
- Books
- References.
Courses and Certificate Fees
| Fees Informations | Certificate Availability | Certificate Providing Authority |
|---|---|---|
| INR 1000 | yes | IIT Madras (IITM) |
The certificate exam fees for the course is -
| Head | Amount |
| Exam fees | Rs. 1,000 |
Eligibility Criteria
Work experience
Work experience is not required for pursuing this course.
Education
Educational background is required in basic electrical engineering, circuit theory, signals and systems.
Certification qualifying details
The course of power electronics offered by the Swayam platform is free of cost for all the enrolled candidates but to gain certification for this course you have to appear for examination procedures. The registration fee for the examination is Rs 1000 (Thousand rupees only) and the candidate has to fulfill the criteria of 25 percent of average assignment score and 75 percent of exam score out of 100.
What you will learn
After successful completion of the course power electronics, the enrolled candidates will gain important insights on-
- The course describes power processing electronic circuits like rectifiers, Ac voltage controllers, frequency converters, DC-DC converters and inverters.
- The course introduces the basics of power semiconductor devices like SCRs, power BJTs, IGBTs and MOSFETs.
- Analysis of power circuits in detail.
- Analysis of waveforms and control techniques in detail.
- Application of power electronic technology in the generation sector, transmission sector and in daily life.
- This course will provide industry boost to UPS manufacturing, SMPS manufacturing and power electronic converter industries.
- Understanding of simple daily life electrical systems like battery charger, motor drives, power supplies.
Who it is for
Admission Details
The procedure for admission to this course is as follows-
Step 1: Visit the Swayam platform.
Step 2: Select your course.
Step 3: Fill in your details.
Step 4: After filling in your adequate details you can avail all the lessons.
The Syllabus
- Introduction to Power Electronics
- Power devices : Diodes, SCRs, GTO, BJT, MOSFET, IGBT- Characteristics, working, selection and protection
- AC-DC converter: half wave & full wave; uncontrolled, semi-controlled & fully controlled; single-phase and three-phase
- Assignment No. 2 and 3 on single-phase and three-phase converters and simulations
- AC-AC converters: AC voltage controllers and cycloconverters
- Non-isolated DC-DC converters: Buck, Boost, Buck-boost & Cuk
- Isolated DC-DC converters
- DC-AC Inverters: Single-phase and three-phase, modulation techniques
- Current Source inverter
- Applications of Power Electronics in Generation, Transmission, Distribution & utilization sectors
- Assignment No. 6 on Isolated DC-DC converters: Problems and simulation
- Assignment No. 7&8 on DC-AC inverters (single-phase and three-phase): problems and simulation
Evaluation process
This course is free of cost but to achieve the certification for this course you have to appear for the examination procedures and pay Rs 1,000 for the registration. Additionally, you have to fulfil the criteria of 25 percent of average assignment score and 75 percent exam score out of 100 to gain the certification of this course.