Power Electronics and Controls

The subject of this book is the understanding, modeling, analysis, and design of power semiconductor devices and circuits for application in solid-state motor control. The properties of power semiconductor devices and their application in controlled rectifiers, inverters, and cycloconverters are examined. Includes a complete analysis of controlled rectifier, chopper, inverter, and cycloconverter circuits, as well as an analysis of solid-state control of dc and ac motors. The material presented here has been successfully used as course material for power electronics and solid-state motor control courses, and also makes excellent reference material for practicing engineers in the solid-state power conversion and drive systems industry.