Short Courses
We offer four short courses associated with Power Electronics and Drives:
Each short course includes:
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Expert lecturer led tuition
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Relevant printed lecture notes and course material
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A comfortable, well-equipped room for tuition
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A section of example questions and design exercises to allow participants to develop further understanding of the material after the course through self guided study.
Dates:
Fridays 10.00-12.00 and 2.00-4.00 (29th Oct - 3rd Dec)
Course Title:
Power Electronics Integration
Course Lecturer:
Professor C Johnson
Summary of Course content:
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The design and integration of existing and future Power Electronic Devices
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Power semiconductor devices
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Power module construction
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Capacitors
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Wound components
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Thermal management
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Reliability testing/qualification
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Analysis of wear-out mechanisms Integration
Dates:
Fridays 9.00am - 1.00pm from March 4th to April 1st 2011.
Course Title:
Advanced Power Conversion
Course Lecturer:
Professor J Clare
Summary of Course content:
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Control techniques for the basic DC-DC converters (buck/ flyback)
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Voltage mode control/current mode control/effect of DIC
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Modelling of resonant converters
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Fundamental approximation approach
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State plane approach
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Space (phasor) vector approach for 3-phase converters
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Application to modulation
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Stability of power converters and networks
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Direct power converters
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Power Quality and active filters
Dates:
Fridays 2.00pm - 6.00pm from Jan 28th to Feb 25th 2011.
Course Title:
Advanced AC Drives
Course Lecturer:
Professor G Asher
Summary of Course content:
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Introduction to Permanent Magnet Motors
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Brushless DC Drives
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Review of open loop variable speed AC Drives and drive applications
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Brushless AC Drives
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Space phasor and dq representation of induction machines
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Vector control techniques
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Self tuning techniques
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Sensorless vector drives
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Direct torque control
Dates:
Fridays 9.00am-1.00pm from Jan 28th to Feb 25th 2011.
Course Title:
Power Electronics for Aerospace, Marine and Automotive Applications
Course Lecturer:
Professor P Wheeler
Summary of Course content:
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Aerospace Power Systems
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Marine Power Systems
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Automotive Power Systems
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Use engineering principles to design power systems in transport applications
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Selection of the most appropriate power system solutions for a large range of applications
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Design and operation of power systems for aerospace, marine and automotive applications
For further information, dates and to register for any of the short courses please contact:
Dr Arthur Williams
Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
University of Nottingham
Nottingham
NG7 2RD UK
Tel. +44 (0) 115 846 8684
Fax. +44 (0) 115 951 5616
Email. Arthur.Williams@nottingham.ac.uk
Payment is accepted via cheque or bankers draft made payable to 'The University of Nottingham' or by purchase order.
Short course places cancelled with at least 4 weeks notice will be charged at 10% of the full fee. Short course places cancelled with less than 4 weeks notice will be charged at the full course fee. In exceptional circumstances we reserve the right to cancel an advertised short course at short notice.
The short courses are held at the University Park Campus.
The short courses are non-residential and do not include accommodation, breakfast or evening meals. We will supply details of hotels in the local area on request. Accommodation in a local hotel is included in the reduced price for Nottingham University Drives Consortium members - please give two weeks notice if accommodation is required.
Cost
The price for each course is £785 (£385 for Nottingham University Drives Consortium Members)