Teaching with a Matlab simulation in the course Power Electronics Converter Technology

Owing to the plentiful types of circuit and their complex analysis in the Power Electronics Converter Technology course, it is proposed in this article by Miaolei Zhou and Qi Zhang of the College of Communication Engineering at Jilin University, Changchun City, PRC, to assist the teaching by using the Matlab (Matrix laboratory) tools. Using the thyristor three-phase bridge full-wave controlled rectifier circuit as an example, a simulation model was developed using Matlab software. It is easy to produce simulation graphics under various load conditions and to analyse the various problems. The experiment demonstrates that students can quickly understand the theory and also learn to use the simulation to analyse a problem. This overcomes the problems of the traditional teaching mode by achieving the goal of teaching by experiment.