Power Electronics Handbook, 3rd Edition

Power electronics, which is a rapidly growing area in terms of research and applications, uses modern electronics technology to convert electric power from one form to another, such as ac-dc, dc-dc, dc-ac, and ac-ac with a variable output magnitude and frequency. It has many applications in our every day life such as air-conditioners, electric cars, sub-way trains, motor drives, renewable energy sources and power supplies for computers. This book covers all aspects of switching devices, converter circuit topologies, control techniques, analytical methods and some examples of their applications.

Designed to appeal to a new generation of engineering professionals, Power Electronics Handbook, 3rd Edition features four new chapters covering renewable energy, energy transmission, energy storage, as well as an introduction to Distributed and Cogeneration (DCG) technology, including gas turbines, gensets, microturbines, wind turbines, variable speed generators, photovoltaics and fuel cells, has been gaining momentum for quite some time now.smart grid technology. With this book readers should be able to provide technical design leadership on assigned power electronics design projects and lead the design from the concept to production involving significant scope and complexity.

• Contains 45 chapters covering all aspects of power electronics and its applications
• Three new chapters now including coverage Energy Sources, Energy Storage and Electric Power Transmission
• Contributions from more than fifty leading experts spanning twelve different countries

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Introduction

Section I: Power Electronics Devices
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

Section II: Power Conversion
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

Section III: General Applications
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

Section IV: Power Generation and Distribution
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…
Chapter 30. Wind Turbine Applications
Chapter 31. HVDC Transmission
Chapter 32. Flexible AC Transmission Systems

Section V: Motor Drives
Chapter 33. Drives Types and Specifications
Chapter 34. Motor Drives
Chapter 35. Novel AI-Based Soft Computing Applications in Motor Drives

Section VI: Control
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

Section VII: Power Quality and EMI Issues
Chapter 40. Power Quality
Chapter 41. Active Filters
Chapter 42. EMI Effects of Power Converters

Section VIII: Simulation and Packaging
Chapter 43. Computer Simulation of Power Electronics and Motor Drives
Chapter 44. Packaging and Smart Power Systems
Section IX: Energy Sources, Storage and Transmission
Chapter 45. Energy Sources
Chapter 46. Energy Storage
Chapter 47. Electric Power Transmission