"Engineering Energy - The Role of Power Electronics" by Prof. John Kassakian (MIT)

Engineering Energy - The Role of Power Electronics
- by Prof. John Kassakian (MIT)
Power electronics is the enabling technology for the vast majority of “things that plug into the wall,” as well as for all renewable energy systems. This talk will define power electronics and describe its evolution as a distinct systems engineering discipline. Various modern applications made possible by power electronics will be described, as well as the benefit to future applications of new semiconductor technologies. Some stories will be told of engineering challenges from the speaker’s consulting experience. The creation of the IEEE Power Electronics Society and the growth of its activities will be detailed. Included will be a brief discussion of the journey to the 2nd edition of Principles of Power Electronics.
Recorded on December 6, 2023 at Princeton University EQuad B205.
This seminar is supported with funds from the Korhammer Lecture Series.

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Thanks John ❤

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Thank you sir

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This was an enjoyable tour of power electronics. However I could not stop myself from fixating on the error around the 1 hour mark where Prof. Kassakian states that 120 Hz ripple should produce 240 Hz force on the pan. That would be true for a sine wave but since the envelope-to-force function is nonlinear (proportional* to the absolute value), the frequency components are hazardous to analyze independently. Since the envelope is unipolar (the preceeding full bridge has already abs'ed line voltage), it should simply produce a proportional force.

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masterpiece

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🌈 "promo sm"