Description
This text covers the basics of emerging areas in power electronics and a broad range of topics such as power switching devices, conversion methods, analysis and techniques, and applications. Its unique approach covers the characteristics of semiconductor devices first, then discusses the applications of these devices for power conversions. Four main applications are included: flexible ac transmissions (FACTs), static switches, power supplies, dc drives, and ac drives.
Features
New chapters-Including Ch. 9, “Multilevel Inverters,” Ch. 13, “Flexible AC Transmission Systems,” and Ch. 17, “Gate Drive Circuits.”
*Gives students the latest information available on these topics.
New sections throughout-Including “Semiconductor Basics,” “State-Space Analysis of Regulators,” “Vector Controls,” “Stepper Motor Control,” “Space Vector Modulation,” “Matrix Converters,” “Microelectronic Relays,” “Gate Drive IC's,” “Magnetic Design,” and more.
*Gives students the latest information available on these topics.
State of the art book-Covers emerging topics in power electronics.
Well-written and easy-to-follow.
*Helps students maintain interest in the text.
Numerous worked-out examples.
*Demonstrates for students the applications of conversion techniques in design and analysis of converter circuits.
State-of-the-art power conversion techniques and power semiconductor devices.
*Keeps students abreast of the latest techniques and devices in the field.
Integration of design techniques and problems.
Computer-aided design techniques and analysis using PC.
Integration of industry-standard software tools SPICE and MathCad.
*Shows students how to effectively use these important software.
Chapter-end review questions and problems.
*Offers students the opportunity to test their knowledge of concepts learned.
Numerous important design formulae.
Review of Three-Phase Circuits, Magnetic Circuits, Switching Functions of Converters, Transient Analysis, and Fourier Analysis.
An examination of the characteristics of semiconductor devices-Including SCRs, GTOs, BJTs, MOSFETs, SITs, SITHs, IGBTs, MTOs, ETOs, IGCTs, MCTs and Spice device models.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction
2. Power Semiconductor Diodes and Circuits
3. Diode Rectifiers
4. Power Transistors
5. DC-DC Converters
6. Pulse-width Modulated Inverters
7. Thyristors
8. Resonant Pulse Inverters
9. Multilevel Inverters
10. Controlled Rectifiers
11. AC Voltage Controllers
12. Static Switches
13. Flexible AC Transmission Systems
14. Power Supplies
15. DC Drives
16. AC Drives
17. Gate Drive Circuits
18. Protection of Devices and Circuits