Power electronics handbook : devices, circuits, and 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 tur...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Elsevier Science & Technology.
Group Author: Rashid, Muhammad H. (Muhammad Harunur), 1945-
Published: Butterworth-Heinemann,
Publisher Address: Burlington, MA :
Publication Dates: 2011.
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
Edition: Third edition.
Subjects:
Online Access: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780123820365
Summary: "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"--
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (xviii, 1389 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9780123820372
0123820375
Index Number: TK7881
CLC: TM1
Contents: Introduction /
Power Electronics Devices --
The Power Diode /
Power Bipolar Transistors /
The Power MOSFET /
Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor /
Thyristors /
Gate Turn-off Thyristors /
MOS Controlled Thyristors (MCTs) /
Static Induction Devices /
Power Conversion --
Diode Rectifiers /
Single-phase Controlled Rectifiers /
Three-phase Controlled Rectifiers /
DC-DC Converters /
DC/DC Conversion Technique and Twelve Series Luo-converters /
Inverters /
Resonant and Soft-switching Converters /
Multilevel Power Converters /
AC-AC Converters /
Power Factor Correction Circuits /
Gate Drive Circuitry for Power Converters /
General Applications --
Power Electronics in Capacitor Charging Applications /
Electronic Ballasts /
Power Supplies /
Uninterruptible Power Supplies /
Automotive Applications of Power Electronics /
Solid State Pulsed Power Electronics /
Power Generation and Distribution --
Photovoltaic System Conversion /
Power Electronics for Renewable Energy Sources /
High-Frequency Inverters: From Photovoltaic, Wind, and Fuel-Cell-Based Renewable- and Alternative-Energy DER/DG Systems to Energy-Storage Applications /
Wind Turbine Applications /
HVDC Transmission /
Flexible AC Transmission Systems /
Motor Drives --
Drives Types and Specifications /
Motor Drives /
Novel AI-Based Soft Computing Applications in Motor Drives /
Control --
Advanced Control of Switching Power Converters /
Fuzzy Logic Applications in Electrical Drives and Power Electronics /
Artificial Neural Network Applications in Power Electronics and Electrical Drives /
DSP-based Control of Variable Speed Drives /
Power Quality and EMI Issues --
Power Quality /
Active Filters /
EMI Effects of Power Converters /
Simulation and Packaging --
Computer Simulation of Power Electronics and Motor Drives /
Packaging and Smart Power Systems /
Energy Sources, Storage and Transmission --
Energy Sources /
Energy Storage /
Electric Power Transmission /