Introduction To Solid State Power Electronics

This book is an Introductory Course in power electronics and is published only by POWERXSemiconductor inc. , it Concentrates on the Practical Issues more than bogging down into details to get you quickly to the point.This text is vided into the following major chapters:I. Introduction II. Diodes and Uncontrolled Rectifiers III. Thyristors, AC/DC Converters, and Other Naturally Commutated Circuits IV. Turn-off Devices and Self-commutated Circuits V. Power Semiconductor Device Protection.Each of these chapters is further divided into concise discussions of the topics and ideas that are felt to be of greatest importance in appreciating both the capabilities and limitations of power electronics. This format should allow the reader to quickly and selectively locate the section(s) of greatest interest to him. Although a familiarity with the vocabulary of power electronics may result from reading or listening, experience has shown that relatively little useful learning (defined as the acquisition of new skills) occurs in this way. The problems at the end of each chapter are the “meat of the text. These problems seek to illustrate important results while encouraging the reader to think and analyze in terms of broadly applicable physical principles. They seek to avoid both routine “formula plugging and excessive mathematical grinding. Once power electronics has penetrated your “awareness barrier,hopefully you will be aroused to continue your involvement with the field, becoming a contributor to the profession as well as a benefactor from the technology.