Power Electronics Open-Source Educational Platform

Pozo-Ruz, Ana; Aguilera, Francisco David Trujillo; Moron, Martin; Rivas, Ernesto

doi:10.6113/jpe.2012.12.5.842

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“…This is readily observed by a rapidly expanding global library of low-cost and high-quality libre electronic designs for science equipment [8]. For example, outside of the expected open electronics for teaching electrical engineers [9,10], there are devices used to aid in electrical engineering research, such as power monitoring [11] and phasor measurement [12]. Open-source electronics systems have been developed to accurately measure gas pressures [13] and properties [14].…”

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confidence: 99%

Modular Open-Source Design of Pyrolysis Reactor Monitoring and Control Electronics

Hafting,

Kulas,

Michels

et al. 2023

Electronics

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Industrial pilot projects often rely on proprietary and expensive electronic hardware to control and monitor experiments. This raises costs and retards innovation. Open-source hardware tools exist for implementing these processes individually; however, they are not easily integrated with other designs. The Broadly Reconfigurable and Expandable Automation Device (BREAD) is a framework that provides many open-source devices which can be connected to create more complex data acquisition and control systems. This article explores the feasibility of using BREAD plug-and-play open hardware to quickly design and test monitoring and control electronics for an industrial materials processing prototype pyrolysis reactor. Generally, pilot-scale pyrolysis plants are expensive custom designed systems. The plug-and-play prototype approach was first tested by connecting it to the pyrolysis reactor and ensuring that it can measure temperature and actuate heaters and a stirring motor. Next, a single circuit board system was created and tested using the designs from the BREAD prototype to reduce the number of microcontrollers required. Both open-source control systems were capable of reliably running the pyrolysis reactor continuously, achieving equivalent performance to a state-of-the-art commercial controller with a ten-fold reduction in the overall cost of control. Open-source, plug-and-play hardware provides a reliable avenue for researchers to quickly develop data acquisition and control electronics for industrial-scale experiments.

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confidence: 99%

Modular Open-Source Design of Pyrolysis Reactor Monitoring and Control Electronics

Hafting,

Kulas,

Michels

et al. 2023

Electronics

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“…Power electronics is a branch of the science of processing and controlling electricity electronically [1]. Required renewal of teaching materials in power electronics learning [2], [3]. Power electronics competencies include (1) understanding power semiconductor components, (2) understanding the working principle of 1-phase and 3-phase uncontrolled rectifiers, (3) understanding the working principles of 1-phase and 3-phase controlled rectifiers, (4) explaining DC-DC converters, (5) explain the working principle of the inverter system, and (6) understand the AC-AC converter.…”

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confidence: 99%

E-learning Courseware Development for Power Electronics Course

Krismadinata

Mulya

Juwita

2022

Int. J. Interact. Mob. Technol.

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Based on the results of studies in the power electronics course, it shows that learning outcomes in the power components of semiconductors and inverter systems are not satisfactory. Innovation in teaching materials is an alternative to increasing this competency. This paper purposes a learning module through e-learning that is valid, practical, and effective, therefore it can improve student learning outcomes and motivation. This study uses a research and development method with the Plomp development model. The research subjects were electrical engineering education students taking power electronics courses. The data analysis technique used is descriptive analysis technique to describe the validity, practicality, and effectiveness of the learning module through e-learning. The result of the research is a learning module through e-learning that is valid, practical, and effective on the component material of semiconductor and inverter power systems that can improve student learning outcomes and learning motivation

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“…The multidisciplinary nature of power electronics (Fig. 3) imposes crucial challenges in their teaching [10], [11], [12], [13]. Considering the diversity in the students' educational backgrounds, the required multi-domain knowledge might impact their understanding.…”

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“…Students attending advanced power electronics courses might a) have graduated from different bachelor programs and at different universities, b) possess different levels of critical thinking, and c) follow different specializations within the same 5-year study program. This can result in different student perceptions regarding concepts from other relevant disciplines and their applicability in power electronics [10], [11], [12], [13]. Thus, the overall student understanding can be limited by these barriers making it difficult to achieve the learning outcomes.…”

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Students Perceptions on Teaching Design of Power Electronics Using Student-Response Systems: Thematic Content Analysis of Interviews

Peftitsis

Mavroudi

2022

IEEE Access

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The paper presents an empirical study conducted in the context of an advanced power electronics design course in a technical university. In selected points of the lectures formative assessments were introduced and supported by the use of clickers. The purpose of the article is to examine students' perceptions of the effectiveness of clickers use. Individual, semi-structured student interviews conducted which were analysed using thematic content analysis. The findings reveal that the perceptions of the students with respect to the use of clickers were associated to: sustain student attention during the lecture, the provision of confirmatory and elaborative instructional feedback, the anonymity of the students' answers, asking questions appropriate for this teaching/learning method, students' motivation, students own suggestions for improvement, and the perceived existence of game-like elements. While in general the findings confirm the previous literature, there are a few points which are unique for this study, such as the relative importance of enhancing the students' attention compared to other studies, as well as the importance of using appropriate questions from the subject-matter. Besides, the drawbacks of previous research on clickers are not in line with the perceived ones in the present study. The paper is concluded with providing research and practical implications. The former touch upon the potential of this study on informing the research on didactics in the field of electrical engineering in Higher Education, whereas the latter pertains to its contribution with respect to learning design in similar learning contexts.

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Power Electronics Open-Source Educational Platform

Cited by 10 publications

References 19 publications

Modular Open-Source Design of Pyrolysis Reactor Monitoring and Control Electronics

Modular Open-Source Design of Pyrolysis Reactor Monitoring and Control Electronics

E-learning Courseware Development for Power Electronics Course

Students Perceptions on Teaching Design of Power Electronics Using Student-Response Systems: Thematic Content Analysis of Interviews

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