Power converters: rectifiers, inverters, ac/ac and dc/dc converters)
2. Power Converters for Electrical Drives (Electrical drives. Drive implementation and packaging. Electrical environment of electrical drives. Power Quality of Drive Converters (Power losses. Reducing of converter size and power consumption. Improvement of power quality . Influence of switching frequency on the drive)
4. Control Systems of Power Converters for Electrical Drives (Control methods. Common control and protection architecture. Thyristor gating. Transistor gating)
5. Switching Patterns for IGBT Converters (Rectangle and six-step modulation. PWM. SVM. Comparison of modulation techniques)
6. Development of Power Converters for Electrical Drives (Requirements to motor drive designs. Contemporary drive CAD systems. Power converter and motor drive simulators. Popular toolboxes and their comparison. Vendor's software to explore IGBT)
7. Selection of Power Components (Transformers and inductors. Diodes and thyristors. Transistors. Component protection)
8. Power Electronic Application Examples (Automotive, pumping, and other applications. )