Power Electronics Handbook Devices, Circuits, And Applications

The Power Electronics Handbook, Second Edition, is the most comprehensive reference tool available for both practicing professionals and engineering students in power electronics. Covering a wide range of topics, this well-organized and highly informative handbook is an innovative blend of both new advances and classic topics in power electronics. This book offers an enlightening presentation of this rapidly growing field, complete with a wealth of examples of recent applications of power electronics. This thoroughly revised edition of the Power Electronics Handbook contains up-to-date, authoritative information on the characteristics of modern semiconductor switching devices, recent developments in modern power circuit topologies, conversion and control techniques in obtaining the desired waveform of the output voltage and current, and many other cutting edge technologies. Features: Contains 43 chapters covering all aspects of power electronics and its applications Eight new chapters now including coverage on power factor correction circuits, uninterruptible power supplies, solar power conversion, wind turbine applications, flexible AC transmission, built-in intelligent controllers for DC-DC switching converters, artificial neural network applications, and EMI effects of power converters Contributions from more than fifty leading experts spanning twelve different countries Students of power electronics will gain exposure to some of the most intriguing research subtopics in power electronics Experienced professionals will value the most up-to-date, expert subtopics and information available in their fields of interestRashid, Muhammad H. is the author of 'Power Electronics Handbook Devices, Circuits, And Applications', published 2006 under ISBN 9780120884797 and ISBN 0120884798.