Power Electronics Laboratory

The Power Electronics Laboratory provides students with practical experience in analyzing, designing, and testing power electronic circuits and systems. The lab focuses on understanding how electrical power is efficiently converted, controlled, and utilized in modern applications such as motor drives, renewable energy systems, and industrial automation.

Through hands-on experiments, students gain insights into the operation of semiconductor switching devices, converter topologies, and control techniques. The experiments are designed to reinforce theoretical concepts covered in lectures and to develop practical skills essential for working with power electronic systems.

The following experiments are conducted in the Power Electronics Laboratory:

• AC to DC Conversion – Study of rectifier circuits (half-wave, full-wave, and bridge converters) and analysis of output voltage, current, and ripple characteristics.
• DC Power Control – Investigation of chopper circuits for controlling DC voltage and current using semiconductor switches such as MOSFETs and IGBTs.
• AC Power Control – Study of phase control techniques in AC circuits using thyristors and triacs for controlling the power delivered to resistive and inductive loads.
• DC and AC Motor Control – Implementation of speed and torque control methods for DC and AC motors using power electronic converters and pulse-width modulation (PWM) techniques.