Simulation Tools For Power Electronics Courses, Based In Java Technologies

Carlos A. Canesin; Flávio A. S. Gonçalves; Leonardo P. Sampaio

doi:10.18618/REP.2008.2.091098

Authors

Carlos A. Canesin São Paulo State University, UNESP – FEIS Department of Electrical Engineering 15385-000 Ilha Solteira, SP – Brazil
Flávio A. S. Gonçalves São Paulo State University, UNESP – FEIS Department of Electrical Engineering 15385-000 Ilha Solteira, SP – Brazil
Leonardo P. Sampaio São Paulo State University, UNESP – FEIS Department of Electrical Engineering 15385-000 Ilha Solteira, SP – Brazil

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18618/REP.2008.2.091098

Keywords:

E-learning, Education Tools, Java Applets, Power Electronics Teaching

Abstract

This paper presents interactive power electronics educational tools. These interactive tools make use of the benefits of Java language to provide a dynamic and interactive approach in order to simulate steadystate idealized rectifiers (uncontrolled and controlled; single-phase and three-phase). Additionally, this paper discusses the development and the usage of the Java applet programs to assist the teaching of conventional power electronics rectifier circuits, and to serve as a first design tool for the basic laboratory experiments in the power electronics courses. Some results were confronted with a well-known simulator package in order to validate the developed interactive simulation applets.

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Author Biographies

Carlos A. Canesin, São Paulo State University, UNESP – FEIS Department of Electrical Engineering 15385-000 Ilha Solteira, SP – Brazil

received the B.S. degree from São Paulo State University, Ilha Solteira(SP), Brazil in 1984 and the M.S. and Ph. D. degrees from the Federal University of Santa Catarina - Power Electronics Institute, Florianópolis (SC), Brazil, in 1990 and 1996, respectively, all in electrical engineering. He started the Power Electronics Laboratory - LEP at the São Paulo State University, UNESP-FEIS, Ilha Solteira(SP), where he is currently a Full Professor. He was Editor-in-Chief of the Brazilian Journal of Power Electronics, Vice-president and President of the Brazilian Power Electronics Society-SOBRAEP. Currently, he is an Associate Editor for the IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, Member of the Editorial Council of the Brazilian Journal of Power Electronics, and Permanent member of the Deliberative Council of SOBRAEP. His interests include soft-switching techniques, dc to dc converters, switchingmode power supplies, solar/photovoltaic energy applications, electronic fluorescent ballasts, active power-factor correction techniques, and modern educational tools for power electronics.

Flávio A. S. Gonçalves, São Paulo State University, UNESP – FEIS Department of Electrical Engineering 15385-000 Ilha Solteira, SP – Brazil

received the B.S. degree from São Paulo State University, Ilha Solteira(SP), Brazil, in 1998, and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the São Paulo State University, Ilha Solteira(SP), Brazil, in 2001 and 2005, respectively, all in electrical engineering. He is currently an Assistant Professor at São Paulo State University, Ilha Solteira(SP)-Brazil. His interests include soft-switching techniques, dc to dc converters, switchingmode power supplies, digital control techniques using FPGAs and DSPs, active power-factor correction techniques, and educational tools for power electronics.

Leonardo P. Sampaio, São Paulo State University, UNESP – FEIS Department of Electrical Engineering 15385-000 Ilha Solteira, SP – Brazil

was born in São José do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil, in 1983. He is an undergraduate student at São Paulo State University, Ilha Solteira(SP), Brazil, in electrical engineering, since August of 2004. Since 2000, he has been working with computer programming and Linux operational systems, and actually he is a member of the Power Electronics Laboratory, LEP. His interests include computer programming, education in power electronics, elearning, education tools, java and Linux.

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