Power Electronics: Switches and Converters explains the principles and practices of power electronics, electronic switches and converters with the support of illustration and worked examples, guiding the reader from theory to real-life application. Covering insights on industrial applications and practical aspects of power electronic devices and power converter systems, the book is intended for engineers, researchers and students in the field of power electronics who are interested in advanced control of power converters and the exploration of new applications of control theory.
1. Cover - p. ii 2. Title page - p. ii 3. Table of Contents - p. ii 4. Copyright - p. ii 5. Dedication - p. v 6. Preface - p. VII 7. Part 1: Semiconductor Switches - p. VII 8. 1: The Philosophy of Power Control - p. 1.1 9. 2: Power Diodes - p. 2.1 10. 3: Transistor Power Switches - p. 3.1 11. 4: Thyristors - p. 4.1 12. 5: Notes - p. 5.1 13. Abstract - p. 5.1 14. 1 Electrical and Mathematical Notation - p. 5.1 15. 2 Opto-Electronics - p. 5.17 16. 3 Hall-Effect Sensors - p. 5.21 17. 4 Heat Dissipation of Semiconductors - p. 5.23 18. 6 Normalisation of Resistor and Capacitor Values - p. 5.29 19. 7 Colour Code for Capacitors - p. 5.29 20. 8 Type-Indication of Semiconductors and IC’s - p. 5.30 21. 9 The Skin Effect - p. 5.33 22. 10 EMC - EMI - p. 5.37 23. 11 SI-Surface Area of Power Switches - p. 5.42 24. 12 SIZE WINDING WIRE (AWG = American Wire Gauge) - p. 5.43 25. 13 Telecommunication - p. 5.44 26. 14 Radio-Frequency Transmission Lines - p. 5.46 27. 6: Computer Simulations - p. 6.1 28. Part 2: Power Converters - p. 6.16 29. 7: Inductively Loaded Rectifiers - p. 7.1 30. 8: Controlled Rectifiers - p. 8.1 31. Abstract - p. 8.1 32. 1 Half Wave Single Phase Controlled Rectifier (E1) - Resistive Load - p. 8.1 33. 2 Resistive and Inductive Loaded E1-Controller - p. 8.6 34. 3 Table 8-1 Single Phase Power Control - p. 8.9 35. 6 Full Wave B2 -Controlled Rectifier, Resistive Inductive Load - p. 8.17 36. 7 Fully Controlled B6-Rectifier. Resistive Load - p. 8.21 37. 8 Full Controlled B6 -Rectifier-Resistive and Inductive Load - p. 8.31 38. 9 Full Controlled B6 -Rectifier - p. 8.44 39. 10 Twelve-Pulse Controllers - p. 8.55 40. 11 Evaluation - p. 8.56 41. 9: AC-Controllers - p. 9.1 42. 10: Cycloconverters - p. 10.1 43. 11: Control of Thyristors - p. 11.1 44. 12: Choppers - p. 12.1 45. 13: Switch-Mode Power Supplies - p. 12.14 46. 14: Inverters - p. 14.1 47. 15: Applications of Power Electronics - p. 15.1 48. Evaluation: Solutions - p. EV.1 49. Vocabulary - p. VO1 50. Index - p. I.1
Power Electronics: Switches and Converters explains the principles and practices of power electronics, electronic switches and converters with the support of illustration and worked examples, guiding the reader from theory to real-life application. Covering insights on industrial applications and practical aspects of power electronic devices and power converter systems, the book is intended for engineers, researchers and students in the field of power electronics who are interested in advanced control of power converters and the exploration of new applications of control theory.
1. Cover - p. ii 2. Title page - p. ii 3. Table of Contents - p. ii 4. Copyright - p. ii 5. Dedication - p. v 6. Preface - p. VII 7. Part 1: Semiconductor Switches - p. VII 8. 1: The Philosophy of Power Control - p. 1.1 9. 2: Power Diodes - p. 2.1 10. 3: Transistor Power Switches - p. 3.1 11. 4: Thyristors - p. 4.1 12. 5: Notes - p. 5.1 13. Abstract - p. 5.1 14. 1 Electrical and Mathematical Notation - p. 5.1 15. 2 Opto-Electronics - p. 5.17 16. 3 Hall-Effect Sensors - p. 5.21 17. 4 Heat Dissipation of Semiconductors - p. 5.23 18. 6 Normalisation of Resistor and Capacitor Values - p. 5.29 19. 7 Colour Code for Capacitors - p. 5.29 20. 8 Type-Indication of Semiconductors and IC’s - p. 5.30 21. 9 The Skin Effect - p. 5.33 22. 10 EMC - EMI - p. 5.37 23. 11 SI-Surface Area of Power Switches - p. 5.42 24. 12 SIZE WINDING WIRE (AWG = American Wire Gauge) - p. 5.43 25. 13 Telecommunication - p. 5.44 26. 14 Radio-Frequency Transmission Lines - p. 5.46 27. 6: Computer Simulations - p. 6.1 28. Part 2: Power Converters - p. 6.16 29. 7: Inductively Loaded Rectifiers - p. 7.1 30. 8: Controlled Rectifiers - p. 8.1 31. Abstract - p. 8.1 32. 1 Half Wave Single Phase Controlled Rectifier (E1) - Resistive Load - p. 8.1 33. 2 Resistive and Inductive Loaded E1-Controller - p. 8.6 34. 3 Table 8-1 Single Phase Power Control - p. 8.9 35. 6 Full Wave B2 -Controlled Rectifier, Resistive Inductive Load - p. 8.17 36. 7 Fully Controlled B6-Rectifier. Resistive Load - p. 8.21 37. 8 Full Controlled B6 -Rectifier-Resistive and Inductive Load - p. 8.31 38. 9 Full Controlled B6 -Rectifier - p. 8.44 39. 10 Twelve-Pulse Controllers - p. 8.55 40. 11 Evaluation - p. 8.56 41. 9: AC-Controllers - p. 9.1 42. 10: Cycloconverters - p. 10.1 43. 11: Control of Thyristors - p. 11.1 44. 12: Choppers - p. 12.1 45. 13: Switch-Mode Power Supplies - p. 12.14 46. 14: Inverters - p. 14.1 47. 15: Applications of Power Electronics - p. 15.1 48. Evaluation: Solutions - p. EV.1 49. Vocabulary - p. VO1 50. Index - p. I.1
