Power Conversion

In electrical engineering, power engineering and electrical power industry, power

conversion is converting electrical energy from one form to another such as converting between
AC to DC; or just changing the voltage frequency; or some combination of these

AC TO DC Conversion
AC-DC converters are electrical circuits that transform alternating current (AC) input into
direct current (DC) output. They are used in power electronic applications where the power input
a 50 Hz or 60 Hz sine-wave AC voltage that requires power conversion for a DC output.
An AC to DC converter can be the following:
 Rectifier
 Power Supply Unit
 Switch Mode Power Supply
AC to DC converter are mostly used in portable electronic devices.

DC TO AC Conversion
DC to AC or Inverters is an electronic device or circuitry that changes direct current to
alternating current The input voltage, output voltage and frequency, and overall power handling
depend on the design of the specific device or circuitry
AC TO AC Conversion
A solid-state AC-AC converter converts an AC waveform to another AC waveform, where
the output voltage and frequency can be set arbitrarily.
AC-AC converters can be categorized as follows:

 Cycloconverters
 Hybrid matrix converters
 Matrix converters (MC).

DC TO DC Conversion
A DC-to-DC converter is an electronic circuit or electromechanical device that
converts a source of direct current (DC) from one voltage level to another. It is a type of electric
power converter. Power levels range from very low (small batteries) to very high (high-voltage
power transmission).
DC to DC converters are used in portable electronic devices such as cellular
phones and laptop computers, which are supplied with power from batteries primarily. Such
electronic devices often contain several sub-circuits, each with its own voltage level requirement
different from that supplied by the battery or an external supply (sometimes higher or lower than
the supply voltage). Additionally, the battery voltage declines as its stored energy is drained.
Switched DC to DC converters offer a method to increase voltage from a partially lowered battery
voltage thereby saving space instead of using multiple batteries to accomplish the same thing