Teaching Utility Applications of Power Electronics in the First Course on Power Systems

摘要

Power electronic applications in utility systems are growing very rapidly, which promise to change the landscape of future power systems in terms of generation, operation and control. It is important that these applications be introduced to undergraduate students in the first course in Power Systems so that they become familiar with current practices and technologies. This presentation will take a top-down approach, where first various utility applications of power electronics will be briefly described and then the role of power electronics as an interface will be discussed.