Power Electronics Basics : Operating Principles, Design, Formulas, and Applications

This book explains the key concepts and terms of power electronics, exploring applications including renewable energy production, fuel cells, and electric drives. It describes the power assemblies, control, and passive components of semiconductor power switches. It covers the control of power electronic devices, from mathematical modeling to analysis of electrical processes. It addresses pulse-width modulation, power quality control, and multilevel, modular, and multicell power converter topologies. It also discusses line-commutated and resonant converters, as well as inverters and AC converters based on completely controllable switches.

provides fundamental knowledge for the analysis and design of modern power electronic devices. This concise and user-friendly resource:

• Explains the basic concepts and most important terms of power electronics
• Describes the power assemblies, control, and passive components of semiconductor power switches
• Covers the control of power electronic devices, from mathematical modeling to the analysis of the electrical processes
• Addresses pulse-width modulation, power quality control, and multilevel, modular, and multicell power converter topologies
• Discusses line-commutated and resonant converters, as well as inverters and AC converters based on completely controllable switches
• Explores cutting-edge applications of power electronics, including renewable energy production and storage, fuel cells, and electric drives

Power Electronics Basics: Operating Principles, Design, Formulas, and Applications supplies graduate students, industry professionals, researchers, and academics with a solid understanding of the underlying theory, while offering an overview of the latest achievements and development prospects in the power electronics industry.