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Higher Diploma in Power Electronics using FPGA (HDPED-FPGA)
 
 

SESSION I     [ Introduction to PED and  MatLab/Simulink ]
SESSION II   [ FPGA Controller ]
SESSION III  [ Application of PED with FPGA Controller ]
SESSION IV  [ Recent Trends in PED and Controller ]

Session I [ Introduction to Power Electronics and Drives ]

1 Basics of MatLab and Simulink

  • Data Types
  • Plotting and Visualization
  • M files
  • Programming
  • Building Graphical User Interfaces
  • Simulink Toolbox
  • MATLAB for Power Electronics

2 Basics of Power Converters

  • AC to DC converter
  • DC to DC converter
  • DC to AC converter
  • AC to AC Converter

Design analysis and application of each converters with MatLab/Simulink Examples
3 Basics of Electric Drives

  • DC Drives
  • AC Drives
  • Special Drives

Analysis and application of each drives with Simulink Examples

Session II [ FPGA Controller ]

1 History of Controllers

  • 8051
  • PIC
  • DSP
  • ARM
  • Dspic
  • FPGA

2 Review of digital systems

  • Summary of digital basics
  • Structuring and organizing digital design
  • Development cycle through an example

3 System, board design overview

  • System composition and hierarchy
  • System connectivity standards
  • Generic engineering modeling overview and example tools
  • System design stages
  • Schematic to PCB flow and tools overview
  • Common board design considerations
  • Component classes
  • Component selection and Interpretation of datasheets
  • Design and schematic work – Case Study
  • Basics of system levels timing, board level simulation and wave forms for timing

4 FPGA architecture and FPGA as a system component

  • Programmable logic evolution
  • FPGA vs. CPLD
  • FPGA essential building blocks
  • Logic mapping to the FPGA
  • FPGA editor
  • FPGA configuration
  • Different classes of pins of an FPGA and system connectivity considerations
  • Understanding packages and thermal data
  • FPGA - Memory, Processor, DSP/Multiplier, Gigabit I/Os, Clock management components
  • FPGA suppliers and differentiation

5 Getting started to Design - Schematic based FPGA design

  • Concept of libraries, sources of reference
  • A design problem to solve on paper by putting together the FPGA building blocks
  • ISE environment

6 Logic design using VHDL

  • Language concepts
  • Design abstractions
  • Hierarchy
  • RTL overview
  • Test bench
  • Simulation vs. synthesis, basic synthesis options
  • Combinatorial logic
  • Sequential logic
  • Finite State Machines (FSM)
  • Usage of cores, Xilinx core gen and libraries
  • Development stages
  • Configuration management version control
  • Coding guidelines
  • Resource aware coding
  • Verification planning
  • Using scripts for simulation

7 FPGA implementation

  • Design flow overview
  • Design implementation
  • Reading Reports
  • Basic constraints - Timing and area
  • Basics of timing analysis
  • FPGA pin assignment

Session III [ Application of PED with FPGA Controller ]

1 FPGA -Based Implementation of DC-DC Buck-Boost Converters

  • Introduction
  • Working principle of Converter
  • Design of converter
  • PWM generation for converter
  • Controller Design

2 FPGA -Based Control of Stepper Motors 

  • Introduction
  • Working Principle of Stepper Motor
  • PWM Generation
  • Controller Design

3 FPGA -Based Control of Permanent Magnet Brushless DC Machines

  • Introduction
  • Working Principle of  PMBLDC motor
  • PWM Generation
  • Controller Design

4 Space Vector Pulse Width Modulation

  • Introduction
  • Working Principle of Induction motor
  • Principle of Constant V/Hz Control for Induction Motors
  • Space Vector PWM generation

5 FPGA -Based Speed Control of Induction Motors

  • Introduction
  • Three-Phase Induction Motor Basic Theory
  • Model of the Three-Phase Induction Motor in Simulink
  • Simulation Results for the Induction Motor Control System
  • PWM generation using DSP
  • Controller Design
  • Recent Trends in Power Electronics and Drives 

Session IV [ Recent Trends in PED and Controller ]

1 Special Semiconducting Materials

  • Instruction
  • Need of Special Semiconducting Materials
  • Types of Special Semiconducting Materials
  • Behavior and Characteristics of Special Semiconducting Materials
  • Comparisons of Special Semiconducting Materials
  • apllication

2 Recent Developments in Power Electronic Devices

  • Thyrister based ( SCR, MOSFET, GTO, MCT, IGCT )
  • Transistor based (Power Diode, Power BJT, MOSFET, IGBT, IGET )

3 Recent Developments in Electric Drives

  • Universal Motor
  • Single Phase AC Motor
  • SRM Drives
  • Flex Motors

4 Recent Developments in FPGA Processors

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