SPICE for Power Electronics and Electric Power

Power electronics can be a difficult course for students to understand and for professors to teach. Simplifying the process for both, SPICE for Power Electronics and Electric Power, Third Edition illustrates methods of integrating industry standard SPICE software for design verification and as a theoretical laboratory bench.
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Based on the author Muhammad H. Rashid’s considerable experience merging design content and SPICE into a power electronics course, this vastly improved and updated edition focuses on helping readers integrate the SPICE simulator with a minimum amount of time and effort. Giving users a better understanding of the operation of a power electronics circuit, the author explores the transient behavior of current and voltage waveforms for each and every circuit element at every stage. The book also includes examples of all types of power converters, as well as circuits with linear and nonlinear inductors.

New in this edition:


Student learning outcomes (SLOs) listed at the start of each chapter


Changes to run on OrCAD version 9.2


Added VPRINT1 and IPRINT1 commands and examples


Notes that identify important concepts


Examples illustrating EVALUE, GVALUE, ETABLE, GTABLE, ELAPLACE, GLAPLACE, EFREQ, and GFREQ


Mathematical relations for expected outcomes, where appropriate


The Fourier series of the output voltages for rectifiers and inverters


PSpice simulations of DC link inverters and AC voltage controllers with PWM control


This book demonstrates techniques of executing power conversions and ensuring the quality of the output waveforms rather than the accurate modeling of power semiconductor devices. This approach benefits students, enabling them to compare classroom results obtained with simple switch models of devices. In addition, a new chapter covers multi-level converters.
Assuming no prior knowledge of SPICE or PSpice simulation, the text provides detailed step-by-step instructions on how to draw a schematic of a circuit, execute simulations, and view or plot the output results. It also includes suggestions for laboratory experiments and design problems that can be used for student homework assignments.

Muhammad H. Rashid is a professor (and past director, 1997-2007) of electrical and computer engineering at the University of West Florida. Dr. Rashid received his BSc degree in electrical engineering from the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, and his MSc and PhD degrees from the University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom. He has worked around the world as a professor of electrical engineering Dr. Rashid is actively involved in teaching, researching, and lecturing in power electronics. He has published 17 books and more than 140 technical papers. His books are adopted as textbooks all over the world. In addition, He has been invited by many foreign governments and agencies to give keynote lectures and consulted by foreign universities to serve as an external examiner for undergraduate, master’s degree, and PhD examinations, by funding agencies to review research proposals, and by U.S. and foreign universities to evaluate promotion cases for professorship. Among his many awards, Dr. Rashid has received the Outstanding Engineer Award from The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, the IEEE Educational Activity Award (EAB) for Meritorious Achievement Award in Continuing Education, and the IEEE Undergraduate Teaching Award.

Introduction
Descriptions of SPICE
Types of SPICE
Types of Analysis
Limitations of PSpice
Descriptions of Simulation Software Tools
PSpice Platform
PSpice Schematics versus OrCAD Capture
SPICE Resources

Circuit Descriptions
Input Files
Nodes
Element Values
Circuit Elements
Element Models
Sources
Output Variables
Types of Analysis
PSpice Output Commands
Format of Circuit Files
Format of Output Files
Examples of PSpice Simulations
PSpice Schematics
Importing Microsim Schematics in OrCAD Capture

Defining Output Variables
DC Sweep and Transient Analysis
AC Analysis
Output Markers
Noise Analysis

Voltage and Current Sources
Sources Modeling
Independent Sources
Dependent Sources
Behavioral Device Modeling

Passive Elements
Modeling of Elements
Operating Temperature
RLC Elements
Magnetic Elements and Transformers
Lossless Transmission Lines
Switches

Dot Commands
Models
Types of Output
Operating Temperature and End of Circuit
Options
DC Analysis
AC Analysis
Noise Analysis
Transient Analysis
Fourier Analysis
Monte Carlo Analysis
Sensitivity and Worst-Case Analysis

Diode Rectifiers
Diode Model
Diode Statement
Diode Characteristics
Diode Parameters
Diode Rectifiers
Laboratory Experiments

DC–DC Converters
DC Switch Chopper
BJT SPICE Model
BJT Parameters
Examples of BJT DC–DC Converters
MOSFET Choppers
MOSFET Parameters
Examples of MOSFET DC–DC Converters
IGBT Model
Examples of IGBT DC−DC Converters
Laboratory Experiment

Pulse-Width–Modulated Inverters
Voltage-Source Inverters
Current-Source Inverters
DC Link Inverters
Laboratory Experiments

Resonant-Pulse Inverters
Resonant-Pulse Inverters
Zero-Current Switching Converters
Zero-Voltage Switching Converter
Laboratory Experiments

Controlled Rectifiers
AC Thyristor Model
Controlled Rectifiers
Examples of Controlled Rectifiers
Switched Thyristor DC Model
GTO Thyristor Model
Example of Forced-Commutated Rectifiers
Laboratory Experiments

AC Voltage Controllers
AC Thyristor Model
Phase-Controlled AC Voltage Controllers
Examples of Phase-Controlled AC Voltage Controllers
AC Voltage Controllers with PWM Control
Cycloconverters
Laboratory Experiments

Control Applications
Op-Amp Circuits
Control Systems
Signal Conditioning Circuits
Closed-Loop Current Control

Characteristics of Electrical Motors
DC Motor Characteristics
Induction Motor Characteristics

Simulation Errors, Convergence Problems, and Other Difficulties
Large Circuits
Running Multiple Circuits
Large Outputs
Long Transient Runs
Convergence
Analysis Accuracy
Negative Component Values
Power-Switching Circuits
Floating Nodes
Nodes with Fewer than Two Connections
Voltage Source and Inductor Loops
Running PSpice Files on SPICE
Running SPICE Files on PSpice
Using Earlier Version of Schematics