Ultimate Power Electronics and Electrical Protection Course
Learn about Power Electronics, Electrical Protection, and the PLC Simulator (LogixPro)
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⚡️ "Ultimate Power Electronics and Electrical Protection Course for Electrical Engineering" ⚡️
✅ Power Electronics Essentials – Understand the role, importance, and wide-ranging applications of power electronics in modern electrical systems.
✅ Switching Devices Explained – Dive into diodes, thyristors, GTOs, BJTs, IGBTs, and MOSFETs—how they function and where to use them.
✅ AC/DC Converters (Rectifiers) – Master single-phase half-wave, full-wave, and fully controlled/uncontrolled bridge rectifiers with real-world analysis.
✅ AC Choppers (AC/AC Converters) – Learn AC chopper behavior with R, L, RL (series/parallel), and capacitive loads—plus integral cycle control.
✅ DC Choppers (DC/DC Converters) – Grasp step-down and step-up choppers under various loads, and analyze buck, boost, and buck-boost regulator circuits.
✅ Inverters (DC/AC Converters) – Study single-phase half/bridge and three-phase inverter operations, with PWM techniques (single, multiple, and sinusoidal).
✅ MATLAB Simulations – Simulate key power electronic converters including:
- Controlled rectifiers (half/bridge)
- AC choppers (R, RL loads)
- DC-DC converters (buck, boost, buck-boost)
- DC-AC inverters (single-phase, three-phase)
✅ Electrical Protection Mastery – Learn protection system architecture, zones of protection, fault clearing time, and how primary & backup protections operate.
✅ Advanced Relay Concepts – Understand and apply overcurrent, directional power, impedance, reactance, Mho/admittance, and distance relays.
✅ Circuit Breakers & Fuses – Explore low and medium voltage breakers, ELCBs/RCCBs, and fuse types. Master selection, sizing, and coordination.
✅ Protection Sizing per NEC – Learn to size breakers, fuses, and disconnects for motors and non-motor loads based on real NEC standards.
✅ LogixPro PLC Programming – Gain hands-on experience with PLC ladder logic through interactive simulations:
- Conveyor belts
- Garage door automation
- Mixing tanks and pipelines
- Realistic industrial processes
🎓 By the end of this course, you will be able to confidently:
- Design and simulate power electronics systems.
- Implement real-world electrical protection strategies.
- Build basic PLC programs using LogixPro's powerful simulation tools.
🎁 Bonus Gift: Includes access to downloadable slides and simulations for your revision and career portfolio.
🌐 Multilingual Subtitles Available
English, Arabic (العربية), Hindi (हिन्दी), German (Deutsch), French (Français), Spanish (Español)
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Course Curriculum
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StartIntroduction to this Course Bundle (3:41)
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StartIntroduction to Power Electronics (20:14)
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StartCourse Files and PDF Slides
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StartA Power Electronic Circuit (6:29)
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StartPN Junction (15:14)
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StartDiodes in Power Electronics (21:40)
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StartTypes of Power Diodes (12:51)
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StartThyristors in Power Electronics (22:37)
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StartThyristor Mode of Operation (9:07)
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StartNatural and Forced Commutation (16:11)
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StartTypes of Thyristors (11:33)
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StartBipolar Junction Transistor (BJT) (31:16)
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StartGate Turn-Off Thyristor (GTO) (17:51)
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StartMetal-Oxide-Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistor (MOSFET) (33:13)
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StartInsulated Gate Bipolar Transistor (IGBT) (16:08)
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StartTypes of Switches (4:50)
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StartComparison between Controlled Switches (5:00)
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StartPower Switch Losses (4:58)
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StartIntroduction to Rectifiers (7:12)
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StartSingle Phase Half-Wave Uncontrolled Rectifiers – R Load (19:23)
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StartUnderstanding the Difference between AC and DC Powers (10:41)
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StartExample 1 (8:01)
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StartRipple Factor of Half-Wave Rectifier (13:47)
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StartEfficiency of Half-Wave Rectifier (8:42)
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StartForm Factor, PIV, and Peak Factor of Half-Wave Rectifier (8:40)
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StartExample 2 (9:38)
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StartSingle Phase Half-Wave Uncontrolled Rectifiers – RL Load (30:47)
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StartExample 3 (8:55)
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StartHow to Solve Numerical Equations Using Calculator? (6:40)
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StartR-L Load with Freewheeling Diode (13:01)
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StartExample 4 (3:26)
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StartSingle Phase Half-Wave Controlled Rectifiers – R Load (17:57)
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StartExample 5 (1:37)
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StartExample 6 (5:09)
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StartSingle Phase Half-Wave Controlled Rectifiers – RL Load (18:27)
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StartExample 7 (4:51)
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StartHalf-Wave Controlled Rectifiers – RL Load with FWD (28:03)
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StartExample 8 (15:55)
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StartExample 9 (8:39)
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StartHalf-Wave Controlled Rectifiers – RLE Load (33:13)
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StartExample 10 (12:21)
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StartExample 11 (6:07)
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StartFull-Wave Bridge Uncontrolled Rectifier – R Load (32:59)
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StartExample 1 (7:58)
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StartFull-Wave Bridge Uncontrolled Rectifier – RL Load (13:25)
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StartExample 2 (7:56)
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StartFull Wave Center-Tapped Uncontrolled Rectifier (26:14)
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StartFull-Wave Controlled Rectifier – R Load (14:22)
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StartExample 3 (8:07)
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StartFull-Wave Controlled Rectifier – RL Load – Discontinuous Mode (11:21)
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StartExample 4 (5:35)
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StartFull-Wave Controlled Rectifier – RL Load – Continuous Mode (24:33)
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StartExample 5 (10:37)
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StartExample 6 (5:51)
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StartExample 7 (4:48)
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StartHalf-Controlled Bridge Rectifier – Type 1 (36:47)
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StartHalf-Controlled Bridge Rectifier – Type 2 (18:42)
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StartExample 8 (5:46)
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StartExample 9 (4:52)
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Your Instructor
Khadija Academy was founded by engineer Ahmed Mahdy who is an electrical power engineer and researcher. He is also an electrical bestselling instructor teaching electrical engineering and has helped more than 90,000 students from 198 countries achieve career success with simple and easy courses in the last 9 years.
He also received the award for the best master's thesis in the Faculty of Engineering - Ain Shams University for 2022/2023 for his extraordinary research in the wave energy field.
Some of his published research works in the top electrical engineering journals worldwide:
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Transient stability improvement of wave energy conversion systems
connected to the power grid using anti-windup-coot optimization strategy
- Energy Journal - Impact Factor of 9.0.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/...
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Nonlinear Modeling and Real-Time Simulation of a Grid-Connected AWS
Wave Energy Conversion System - IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy -
Impact Factor of 8.8.
https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9772340
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Modeling and optimal operation of hybrid wave energy and PV system
feeding supercharging stations based on golden jackal optimal control
strategy - Energy Journal - Impact Factor of 9.0.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/...
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State-of-the-Art of the most commonly adopted wave energy conversion
systems - Ain Shams Engineering Journal - Impact Factor of 6.0.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/...
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Optimal Design of Fractional-Order PID Controllers for a Nonlinear AWS
Wave Energy Converter Using Hybrid Jellyfish Search and Particle Swarm
Optimization - Fractal and Fractional - Impact Factor of 5.4
https://www.mdpi.com/2504-3110/8/1/6
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Dynamic performance enhancement of nonlinear AWS wave energy systems
based on optimal super-twisting control strategy - Ain Shams Engineering
Journal - Impact Factor of 6.0.