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IntroductionofPowerElectronics
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IntroductionofPowerElectronics
Powerelectronicsistheapplicationofsolidstateelectronicstothecontrolandconversionofelectricpower.
PowerElectronicsisthestudyofswitchingelectroniccircuitsinordertocontroltheflowofelectricalenergy.
PowerElectronicsisthetechnologybehindswitchingpowersupplies,powerconverters,powerinverters,
motordrives,andmotorsoftstarters.
Powerelectronicsincludesvarioustypesofelectricpowerconverters,suchas:convertersofACtoDC
current,DCtoAC,DCtoDC,thenconvertersofdifferenttypesofenergy(thermal,nuclear,andlight)into
electricenergy.
Apowerelectronicsapparatusconsistsofthepowerpartandcontrolpart.
Thepowercomponent,servingforthetransferofenergyfromthesourcetotheload,consistsofpower
electronicswitches,electricchokes,transformers,capacitors,fuses,andsometimesresistors.
Thecontrol,orregulation,isaccomplishedonthebasisoftheinformationthecontrolblockhascollected
fromthepowerpartoftheapparatus.
ScopeofPowerElectronics:
ApplicationofPowerElectronics:
Heatingandlightingcontrol
Inductionheating
Fluorescentlampballasts
Motordrives
Batterychargers
Electricvehicles
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Switchingpowersupplies
Spacecraftpowersystems
Uninterruptiblepowersupplies(UPS)
Electricpowertransmission
Automotiveelectronics
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IntroductionofPowerElectronics
CharacteristicsofSemiconductorPowerDevices
DCtoDCConversion
SingleandThreePhaseConfigurationofUncontrolledRectifiers
LineCommutatedThyristorBasedConverters
BidirectionalACtoDCVoltageSourceConverters
IssuesofLineCurrentHarmonics,PowerFactor,DistortionFactorofACtoDCConverters
SinglePhaseandThreePhaseInverters
SinusoidalPulseWidthModulation
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