Power Electronics, Third Edition

A tutorial for undergraduate students of electrical engineering, explaining the use of power semiconductors devices in such applications as rectification, inversion, frequency conversion, machine control, and the many non-motor applications. First published in 1981 and previously updated in 1987. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or. Covers semiconductor devices such as IGBTs and MCTs. This title also covers active filters for harmonic elimination. It takes into account pulse-width modulated converters for power factor control, vector control of cage induction motor drives and resonant converters. Provides a broad and balanced coverage of circuits, applications and effects of power semiconductor device usage on the supply and utilization of electricity