Teaching modern power electronics—Computerized test stand design

A unified, computer controlled, modern system design for power electronics experimental laboratory is presented. Proposed test stand configuration simplifies the introductory part of the lab and maximizes the time that the students can use for experimental measurements and calculations. Hardware test stands (not only simulations) have a common pre‐configuration for all exercises so that students do not need to learn the system design and measurement configuration of every particular test stand. Clear measurement setup and momentary and average electrical parameter readings are done using a computer user interface. Hardware and software protection loops are foreseen so the number of errors of the hardware during testing is minimized, simple arrangement minimizes errors during test preparation.