Power Electronics Handbook

1. Introduction to Power Electronics

Section 1: Power Electronics Devices 2. Semiconductor Diodes and Transistors 3. Silicon Controlled Rectifies (Thyristors) 4. Static Induction Devices 5. Wide Band-Gap Materials and Power Semiconductor Devices 6. Power Electronic Modules

Section 2: Power Conversion 7. Diode Rectifiers 8. Single-phase Controlled Rectifiers 9. Three-phase Controlled Rectifiers 10. DC-DC Converters 11. Inverters 12. Resonant and Soft-switching Converters 13. Multilevel Power Converters 14. AC-AC Converters 15. Multi-Phase Converters 16. Power Factor Correction Circuits 17. Magnetic Circuit Design for Power Electronics

Section 3: General Applications 18. Solid State Pulsed Power and Capacitor Charging Applications 19. Uninterruptible Power Supplies 20. Power Supplies 21. Electronic Ballasts 22. Wireless Power Transfer

Section 4: Power Generation and Distribution 23. Energy Sources 24. Photovoltaic System Conversion 25. Power Electronics for Renewable Energy Sources 26. Electric Power Transmission 27. HVDC Transmission 28. Flexible AC Transmission Systems

Section 5: Motor Drives 29. Drives Types and Specifications 30. Motor Drives 31. Power Electronics for Electric Propulsion 32. Automotive Applications of Power Electronics 33. Fuel Cell Systems for Transportation 34. Electric Vehicle Charging - Inductive and capacitive Battery Charging

Section 6: Control 35. Linear and Nonlinear Control of Switching Power Converters 36. Fuzzy Logic Applications in Electrical Drives and Power Electronics 37. Artificial Neural Network Applications in Power Electronics and Electrical Drives 38. Novel AI-Based Soft Computing Applications in Motor Drives 39. DSP-based Control of Variable Speed Drives 40. Predictive Control of Power Converters

Section 7: Power Quality and EMI Issues 41. Active Filters 42. EMI Effects of Power Converters 43. Power

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