Table of Contents

1. Introduction 2. Power Diodes 3. Thyristors 4. Gate Turn-Off Thyristors (GTOs) 5. Power Bipolar Transistors (BJTs) 6. Power Mosfets 7. Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistors 8. MOS Controlled Thyristors 9. Static Induction Devices 10. Diode Rectifiers 11. Single-Phase Controlled Rectifiers 12. Three-Phase Controlled Rectifiers 13. DC-DC Converters 14. Inverters 15. Resonant and Soft-Switching Converters 16. AC-AC Converters 17. DC/DC Conversion Techniques and Nine Series Luo-Converters 18. Gate Drive Circuits 19. Control Methods for Power Converters 20. Power Supplies 21. Electronic Ballasts 22. Power Electronics in Capacitor Charging Applications 23. Power Conditioning for Renewable Energy Sources 24. HVAC Transmission 25. Multi-Level Converters and VAR Compensation 26. Drives Types and Specifications 27. Motor Drives 28. Sensorless Vector and Direct-Torque-Controlled Drives 29. Artificial-Intelligence-Based Drives 30. Fuzzy Logic in Electric Drives 31. Power Electronics in Automotive Electrical Systems 32. Power Quality Issues 33. Active Filters 34. Computer Simulation of Power Electronics and Motor Drives 35. Packaging and Smart Power Systems

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About the Author

Professor Rashid is an internationally recognized leading teacher, author, and researcher in this field. Rashid is the author of the bestselling textbook for the undergraduate power electronics course (Power Electronics-Circuits, Devices, and Applications, 2nd ed., Prentice Hall, 1993, ISBN: 013678996X) as well as a successful professional tutorial published by the IEEE (Fundamentals of Power Electronics: A Self Study Course, IEEE Press, 1996, ISBN: 0780323084). Rashid is a registered professional engineer in Canada, a Fellow of the IEE (London), and has won the IEEE Outstanding Engineer award. Rashid is also a member of the U.S. engineering acreditation team, ABET.