Power Electronics Handbook

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Muhammad H. Rashid
Elsevier, Jan 13, 2011 - Technology & Engineering - 1362 pages

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
 

Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction
1
Power Electronics Devices
15
Power Conversion
147
General Applications
565
Power Generation and Distribution
709
Motor Drives
879
Control
1035
Power Quality and EMI Issues
1177
Simulation and Packaging
1247
Energy Sources Storage and Transmission
1287
Index
1375
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Muhammad H. Rashid is an internationally recognized teacher, author, and researcher in Power and Energy. He has published 108 documents indexed by Scopus and has authored or edited numerous books by Academic Press, Pearson, Prentice-Hall and Cengage. Rashid is listed among the top 2% of scientists in a 2018 global list compiled by Stanford University and in the top 1% of the 87,611 scientists in his field of electronics and electrical engineering in the study. He is an IEEE Life Fellow and a fellow of IET.

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