Description
The purpose of Power Electronics Handbook is to provide a reference that is both concise and useful for engineering students and practicing professionals. It is designed to cover a wide range of topics that make up the field of power electronics in a well-organized and highly informative manner. The Handbook is a careful blend of both traditional topics and new advancements. Special emphasis is placed on practical applications; thus, this Handbook is not a theoretical one, but an enlightening presentation of the usefulness of the rapidly growing field of power electronics. The presentation is tutorial in nature in order to enhance the value of the book to the reader and foster a clear understanding of the material.
The contributors to this Handbook span the globe, with fifty-four authors from twelve different countries, some of whom are the leading authorities in their areas of expertise. All were chosen because of their intimate knowledge of their subjects, and their contributions make this a comprehensive stateof- the-art guide to the expanding field of power electronics and its applications covering the following:
• the characteristics of modern power semiconductor devices, which are used as switches to perform the power conversions from ac-dc, dc-dc, dc-ac, and ac-ac;
• both the fundamental principles and in-depth study of the operation, analysis, and design of various power converters; and
• examples of recent applications of power electronics
Table of Contents:
- Chapter 1 Introduction
- Chapter 2 The Power Diode
- Chapter 3 Power Bipolar Transistors
- Chapter 4 The Power MOSFET
- Chapter 5 Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor
- Chapter 6 Thyristors
- Chapter 7 Gate Turn-off Thyristors
- Chapter 8 MOS Controlled Thyristors (MCTs)
- Chapter 9 Static Induction Devices
- Chapter 10 Diode Rectifiers
- Chapter 11 Single-phase Controlled Rectifiers
- Chapter 12 Three-phase Controlled Rectifiers
- Chapter 13 DC–DC Converters
- Chapter 14 DC/DC Conversion Technique and Twelve Series Luo-converters
- Chapter 15 Inverters
- Chapter 16 Resonant and Soft-switching Converters
- Chapter 17 Multilevel Power Converters
- Chapter 18 AC–AC Converters
- Chapter 19 Power Factor Correction Circuits
- Chapter 20 Gate Drive Circuitry for Power Converters
- Chapter 21 Power Electronics in Capacitor Charging Applications
- Chapter 22 Electronic Ballasts
- Chapter 23 Power Supplies
- Chapter 24 Uninterruptible Power Supplies
- Chapter 25 Automotive Applications of Power Electronics
- Chapter 26 Solid State Pulsed Power Electronics
- Chapter 27 Photovoltaic System Conversion
- Chapter 28 Power Electronics for Renewable Energy Sources
- Chapter 29 High-Frequency Inverters: From Photovoltaic,Wind, and Fuel-Cell-Based Renewable- and Alternative-Energy DER/DG Systems to Energy-Storage Applications
- Chapter 30 Wind Turbine Applications
- Chapter 31 HVDC Transmission
- Chapter 32 Flexible AC Transmission Systems
- Chapter 33 Drives Types and Specifications
- Chapter 34 Motor Drives
- Chapter 35 Novel AI-Based Soft Computing Applications in Motor Drives
- Chapter 36 Advanced Control of Switching Power Converters
- Chapter 37 Fuzzy Logic Applications in Electrical Drives and Power Electronics
- Chapter 38 Artificial Neural Network Applications in Power Electronics and Electrical Drives
- Chapter 39 DSP-based Control of Variable Speed Drives
- Chapter 40 Power Quality
- Chapter 41 Active Filters
- Chapter 42 EMI Effects of Power Converters
- Chapter 43 Computer Simulation of Power Electronics and Motor Drives
- Chapter 44 Packaging and Smart Power Systems
- Chapter 45 Energy Sources
- Chapter 46 Energy Storage
- Chapter 47 Electric Power Transmission