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Power Electronics and Motor Drives

Advances and Trends

  • 2nd Edition - November 13, 2020
  • Latest edition
  • Author: Bimal K. Bose
  • Language: English

Power Electronics and Motor Drives: Advances and Trends, Second Edition is the perfect resource to keep the electrical engineer up-to-speed on the latest advancements in technolog… Read more

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Description

Power Electronics and Motor Drives: Advances and Trends, Second Edition is the perfect resource to keep the electrical engineer up-to-speed on the latest advancements in technologies, equipment and applications. Carefully structured to include both traditional topics for entry-level and more advanced applications for the experienced engineer, this reference sheds light on the rapidly growing field of power electronic operations. New content covers converters, machine models and new control methods such as fuzzy logic and neural network control. This reference will help engineers further understand recent technologies and gain practical understanding with its inclusion of many industrial applications.

Further supported by a glossary per chapter, this book gives engineers and researchers a critical reference to learn from real-world examples and make future decisions on power electronic technology and applications.

Key features

  • Provides many practical examples of industrial applications
  • Updates on the newest electronic topics with content added on fuzzy logic and neural networks
  • Presents information from an expert with decades of research and industrial experience

Readership

Power electronic engineers; R&D engineers; field engineers; graduate-level electrical engineering students; electrical engineering researchers

Table of contents

1. Energy, Environment and Power Electronics - a General Introduction2. Power Semiconductor Devices3. Phase-Controlled Converters and Cycloconverters4. Voltage- Source Converters5. Current-Fed Converters6. Electrical Machines for Variable-Speed Drives7. Induction Motor Drives8. Synchronous Motor Drives9. Computer Simulation and Digital Control10. Expert System and Applications11. Fuzzy Logic and Applications12. Neural Networks and Applications13. Some Questions and Answers

Review quotes

"The field of power electronics continues to grow. The increasing need for power-efficient products is one of the major driving the demand for the power electronics products across all industries." —IEEE: Electrical Insulation Magazine

Product details

  • Edition: 2
  • Latest edition
  • Published: November 18, 2020
  • Language: English

About the author

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Bimal K. Bose

Dr. Bimal K. Bose (Life Fellow, IEEE) is currently Emeritus Professor in the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, where he has been Endowed Chair Professor (Condra Chair of Excellence) from 1987-2003. Prior to this, he was a research engineer at General Electric Corporate Research and Development (now GE Global Research Center), and faculty member at various universities. He has authored or edited eight books, published more than 200 papers, and holds 21 U.S. patents. He is a recipient of a number of awards and honors that include the IEEE Power Electronics Society William E. Newell Award and the IEEE Millennium Medal. He is Member of the US National Academy of Engineering.
Affiliations and expertise
Emeritus Professor, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA

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