Power Electronics and Motor Drives: Advances and Trends, Second Edition is the perfect resource to keep the electrical engineer up-to-speed on the latest advancements in technologies, equipment and applications. Carefully structured to include both traditional topics for entry-level and more advanced applications for the experienced engineer, this reference sheds light on the rapidly growing field of power electronic operations. New content covers converters, machine models and new control methods such as fuzzy logic and neural network control. This reference will help engineers further understand recent technologies and gain practical understanding with its inclusion of many industrial applications.
Further supported by a glossary per chapter, this book gives engineers and researchers a critical reference to learn from real-world examples and make future decisions on power electronic technology and applications.
Preface
Chapter 1 : Energy, Environment and Power Electronics - A General Introduction
Chapter 2 : Power Semiconductor Devices
Chapter 3 : Phase-Controlled Converters and Cycloconverters
Chapter 4 : Voltage- Source Converters
Chapter 5 : Current-Fed Converters
Chapter 6 : Electrical Machines for Variable-Speed Drives
Chapter 7 : Induction Motor Drives
Chapter 8 : Synchronous Motor Drives
Chapter 9 : Computer Simulation and Digital Control
Chapter 10 : Expert System and Applications
Chapter 11 : Fuzzy Logic and Applications
Chapter 12 : Neural Networks and Applications
Chapter 13 : Some Questions and Answers
Index
