Basic Principles of Power Electronics

Power electronics became an identifiably separate area of electrical engineering with the invention of the thyristor about 30 years ago. The growing demand for controllability and conversion of electric energy has made this area increasingly important, which in turn has resulted in new device, circu...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Heumann, Klemens
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 1986, 1986
Edition:1st ed. 1986
Series:Electric Energy Systems and Engineering Series
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 7.2 Line-commutated Cycloconverters
  • 7.3 Load-commutated Inverters
  • 8 Self-commutated Converters
  • 8.1 Semiconductor Switches for DC
  • 8.2 Semiconductor Power Controllers for DC
  • 8.3 Self-commutated Inverters
  • 8.4 Reactive Power Converters
  • 9 Power Systems for Converters
  • 9.1 Characteristics of Electrical Power Systems
  • 9.2 DC System
  • 9.3 Single-phase and Three-phase AC Systems
  • 10 Loads for Converters
  • 10.1 Resistance, Inductance, and Capacitance as Load
  • 10.2 Internal Impedance of the Converter
  • 10.3 Motor Load
  • 10.4 Battery Load
  • 10.5 Distorting Load
  • 10.6 Types of Duty and Classes of Load
  • 10.7 Service Conditions
  • 11 Energy Conditions
  • 11.1 Energy Sources
  • 11.2 Waveform of Power against Time
  • 11.3 Types of Converter
  • 11.4 Coupling of Power Systems
  • 11.5 Pulse Number
  • 11.6 Pulse Frequency
  • 11.7 Reactive PowerCompensation and Balancing of Unbalanced Load
  • 11.8 Losses and Efficiency
  • 12 Control Conditions
  • 1 Introduction and Definitions
  • 1.1 Development History
  • 1.2 Basic functions of Static Converters
  • 2 System components
  • 2.1 Linear Components
  • 2.2 Semiconductor Switches
  • 2.3 Network Simulation
  • 2.4 Non-linear Components
  • 3 Power Semiconductor Devices
  • 3.1 Semiconductor Diodes
  • 3.2 Thyristors
  • 3.3 Power transistors
  • 4 Snubber Circuits, Triggering, Cooling, and Protection Devices
  • 4.1 Snubber Circuits
  • 4.2 Triggering
  • 4.3 Cooling
  • 4.4 Protection Devices
  • 5 Switching Operations and Commutation
  • 5.1 Switching Behaviour of Electrical networks
  • 5.2 Definition of Commutation
  • 5.3 Natural Commutation
  • 5.4 Forced Commutation
  • 5.5 Types of Converters
  • 6 Semiconductor Switches and Power Controllers for AC
  • 6.1 Semiconductor Switches for Single-phase and Three-phase AC
  • 6.2 Semiconductor Power Controllers for Single-phase and Three-phase AC
  • 7 Externally Commutated Converters
  • 7.1 Line-commutated Rectifiers and Inverters
  • 12.1 Terms and Designations
  • 12.2 Converters as Correcting Unit
  • 12.3 Control System Elements
  • 12.4 Internal Closed-loop Controls
  • 13 Semiconductor Converter Applications
  • 13.1 Main Applications
  • 13.2 Power Range
  • 13.3 Frequency Range
  • 14 Tests
  • References