Effect analysis of small‐problem‐based teaching method for improving students’ problem‐solving ability in the experiment of power electronics course

Abstract To make students understand the working principle of circuits in the course of Experiment of Power Electronics more deeply, the author introduces a small‐problem‐based teaching method to help students master the relevant curriculum content and enhance their ability of independent problem‐so...

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Main Author: Guopeng Zhao
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-09-01
Series:IET Circuits, Devices and Systems
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1049/cds2.12051
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description Abstract To make students understand the working principle of circuits in the course of Experiment of Power Electronics more deeply, the author introduces a small‐problem‐based teaching method to help students master the relevant curriculum content and enhance their ability of independent problem‐solving within 1 or 2 days for balancing the contradiction between course time and burden. Teachers present some small questions according to the basic principles of circuits, and students analyse the problems theoretically. Then students get the answers and verify the conclusions through simulations and laboratory experiments. Furthermore, for comparison of the source harmonic current and the maximum line current for three types of three‐phase ac voltage‐regulating circuits with different connection modes―the three‐phase four‐wire star connection mode, the three‐phase three‐wire star connection mode and the branch‐controlled triangle connection mode―are used as an example to explain the proposed teaching method. Through theoretical analysis, simulation and experimental verification of students, three kinds of circuits are compared, and the conclusions are drawn. Based on the analysis of students’ problem‐solving process and results, it can be seen that most students can complete and get correct conclusions independently. The proposed method can improve the students’ problem‐solving ability.
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spelling doaj-art-c84d06a2663b4451a2cee7914a743bad2025-02-03T01:29:42ZengWileyIET Circuits, Devices and Systems1751-858X1751-85982021-09-0115656057010.1049/cds2.12051Effect analysis of small‐problem‐based teaching method for improving students’ problem‐solving ability in the experiment of power electronics courseGuopeng Zhao0School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering North China Electric Power University Beijing ChinaAbstract To make students understand the working principle of circuits in the course of Experiment of Power Electronics more deeply, the author introduces a small‐problem‐based teaching method to help students master the relevant curriculum content and enhance their ability of independent problem‐solving within 1 or 2 days for balancing the contradiction between course time and burden. Teachers present some small questions according to the basic principles of circuits, and students analyse the problems theoretically. Then students get the answers and verify the conclusions through simulations and laboratory experiments. Furthermore, for comparison of the source harmonic current and the maximum line current for three types of three‐phase ac voltage‐regulating circuits with different connection modes―the three‐phase four‐wire star connection mode, the three‐phase three‐wire star connection mode and the branch‐controlled triangle connection mode―are used as an example to explain the proposed teaching method. Through theoretical analysis, simulation and experimental verification of students, three kinds of circuits are compared, and the conclusions are drawn. Based on the analysis of students’ problem‐solving process and results, it can be seen that most students can complete and get correct conclusions independently. The proposed method can improve the students’ problem‐solving ability.https://doi.org/10.1049/cds2.12051educational coursespower electronicspower engineering educationteaching
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Effect analysis of small‐problem‐based teaching method for improving students’ problem‐solving ability in the experiment of power electronics course
IET Circuits, Devices and Systems
educational courses
power electronics
power engineering education
teaching
title Effect analysis of small‐problem‐based teaching method for improving students’ problem‐solving ability in the experiment of power electronics course
title_full Effect analysis of small‐problem‐based teaching method for improving students’ problem‐solving ability in the experiment of power electronics course
title_fullStr Effect analysis of small‐problem‐based teaching method for improving students’ problem‐solving ability in the experiment of power electronics course
title_full_unstemmed Effect analysis of small‐problem‐based teaching method for improving students’ problem‐solving ability in the experiment of power electronics course
title_short Effect analysis of small‐problem‐based teaching method for improving students’ problem‐solving ability in the experiment of power electronics course
title_sort effect analysis of small problem based teaching method for improving students problem solving ability in the experiment of power electronics course
topic educational courses
power electronics
power engineering education
teaching
url https://doi.org/10.1049/cds2.12051
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