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1 online resource (xxviii, 762 pages) |
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Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgment -- Authors -- SECTION I: Power Semiconductor Devices -- Chapter 1: Overview of Power Electronics -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Power Electronics Systems -- 1.3 Power Semiconductor Devices -- 1.4 Power Electronic Converters -- 1.5 Power Electronic Modules -- 1.6 Applications of Power Electronics -- 1.7 Computer Simulation of Power Electronic Circuits -- 1.7.1 Importance of Simulation -- 1.7.2 Benefits of Computer-Aided Simulation -- 1.7.3 Demerits of Computer-Aided Simulation |
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1.7.4 Simulation Tools -- Review Questions -- Summary -- References/Further Reading -- Chapter 2: Power Semiconductor Devices -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Power Diode -- 2.2.1 Working and V-I Characteristics -- 2.2.2 Diode Reverse Recovery Characteristics -- 2.3 DIAC -- 2.4 TRIAC -- 2.5 Characteristics of Power Transistors -- 2.5.1 Bipolar Junction Transistor -- 2.5.1.1 Steady-State Characteristics -- 2.5.1.2 Switching Characteristics of a BJT -- 2.5.2 Power MOSFETs -- 2.5.3 Insulated-Gate Bipolar Transistor -- 2.6 Characteristics of the Thyristor -- 2.6.1 Static V-I Characteristics of a Thyristor |
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2.6.1.1 Reverse Blocking Mode (RBM) -- 2.6.1.2 Forward Blocking Mode -- 2.6.1.3 Forward Conducting Mode -- 2.6.2 Switching Characteristics of a Thyristor -- 2.6.3 Thyristor Gate Characteristics -- 2.7 Gate Turn-Off (GTO) Thyristor -- 2.7.1 Static V-I Characteristics -- 2.7.2 Switching Characteristics of GTO -- 2.8 Two-Transistor Model of a Thyristor -- Review Questions -- Summary -- References/Further Reading -- Chapter 3: Silicon-Controlled Rectifier -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 SCR Construction -- 3.2.1 Planer Diffused -- 3.2.2 Alloy Diffused -- 3.3 Specifications and Ratings |
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3.3.1 Voltage Ratings -- 3.3.2 Current Ratings -- 3.4 Methods of Turn On -- 3.4.1 Gate Triggering -- 3.4.2 Forward Voltage Triggering -- 3.4.3 dv/dt Triggering -- 3.4.4 Temperature Triggering -- 3.4.5 Light Triggering -- 3.5 Firing (Triggering) Circuits for SCR -- 3.5.1 Resistance (R) Triggering Circuit -- 3.5.2 Resistance-Capacitance (RC) Triggering Circuit -- 3.5.3 UJT Relaxation Oscillator -- 3.6 Series and Parallel Operation of SCR -- 3.6.1 Series-Connected SCRs -- 3.6.2 Parallel-Connected SCRs -- 3.7 String Efficiency -- 3.8 Protection of SCR -- 3.8.1 Overvoltage Protection |
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3.8.2 Overcurrent Protection -- 3.8.3 dv/dt Protection -- 3.8.4 di/dt Protection -- 3.8.5 Gate Protection -- 3.9 Solved Problems -- Review Questions and Unsolved Problems -- Summary -- Main Formulas of the Chapter -- References/Further Reading -- SECTION II: Power Electronic Converters -- Chapter 4: Phase-Controlled Rectifiers -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Classifications -- 4.3 Performance Indices for Line-Commutated Converter -- 4.4 Single-Phase Converters -- 4.4.1 Single-Phase Half-Wave-Controlled Rectifier with R Load -- 4.4.2 Single-Phase Half-Wave-Controlled Rectifier with RL Load |
| Summary |
Concern for reliable power supply and energy-efficient system design has led to usage of power electronics-based systems, including efficient electric power conversion and power semiconductor devices. This book provides integration of complete fundamental theory, design, simulation and application of power electronics, and drives covering up-to-date subject components. It contains twenty-one chapters arranged in four sections on power semiconductor devices, basic power electronic converters, advanced power electronics converters, power supplies, electrical drives and advanced applications. Aimed at senior undergraduate and graduate students in electrical engineering and power electronics including related professionals, this book Includes electrical drives such as DC motor, AC motor, special motor, high performance motor drives, solar, electrical/hybrid vehicle and fuel cell drives Reviews advances in renewable energy technologies (wind, PV, hybrid power systems) and their integration Explores topics like distributed generation, microgrid, and wireless power transfer system Includes simulation examples using MATLAB/Simulink and over four hundred solved, unsolved and review problems |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Vinod Kumar is faculty in the Department of Electrical Engineering, Maharana Pratap University of Ag. & Technology, Udaipur, India. His current research interests include power electronics, power quality, and wind power generation. He is an Associate Editor of reputed journal IET-Renewable Power Generation. He is a Fellow Institution of Engineers (India). Dheeraj Joshi is presently working as Professor in department of Electrical Engineering, Delhi Technological University, New Delhi, India. His present research interests are renewable power generation, power electronics and application of AI techniques. Ranjan Kumar Behera is a faculty member in the Department of Electrical Engineering at IIT Patna, where he became 'Head of the Department' in Jan. 2016. His current research interests include power electronic, electric motor drives, and nonlinear control applications. Ramesh Bansal is a Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at University of Sharjah. His diversified research interests are in the areas of Renewable Energy (Wind, PV, DG, Micro Grid) and Smart Grid. Professor Bansal is an editor of several highly regarded journals, IET-RPG and IEEE Systems Journals, Electric Power Components and Systems, and Technology and Economics of Smart Grids and Sustainable Energy |
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Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on June 24, 2020) |
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MATLAB. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n92036881
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SIMULINK. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n95046019
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MATLAB fast |
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SIMULINK fast |
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Power electronics.
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Power semiconductors.
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TECHNOLOGY -- Electricity.
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TECHNOLOGY -- Electronics -- General.
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Power electronics
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Power semiconductors
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Behera, Ranjan Kumar, author
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Joshi, Dheeraj, author
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Bansal, Ramesh, author.
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| ISBN |
9781351665995 |
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1351665995 |
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9781315161662 |
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1315161664 |
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9781351665971 |
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1351665979 |
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1351665987 |
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9781351665988 |
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