Power Electronics and Its Applications book is designed as a textbook for undergraduate students pursuing courses in areas of engineering disciplines, such as Electrical, Electronics, Instrumentation, Telecommunication, Biomedical, and Mechatronics. Power Electronics and Its Applications book is also useful for polytechnic students and appropriate for self-study. This book on Power Electronics and its applications may also be useful to science students interested in the area of electronics. The objective of Power Electronics and Its Applications book is to provide a state-of-the-art power semiconductor devices, power converters, and applications in industry and home appliances. Power Electronics and Its Applications book strives to fulfil the need of a fundamental treatment that allows students to understand all aspects of fundamental principles, concepts, techniques, methods, circuits through neatly drawn diagrams and waveforms.
This book on Power Electronics is divided into nine chapters and is well-balanced text between theory and practice begins with a review of some basic electrical parameters applicable in power electronics. Power Electronics and Its Applications book provides an in-depth analysis of power semiconductor devices, such as thyristor, traic, IGBT, GTO, ETO, different types of converters and their applications in control of ac and dc motors, stepper motors, and servomotors. Finally, Power Electronics and Its Applications book presents modern developments in the field of motor and non-motor control applications including Fuzzy logic control.
Each chapter includes several workout examples so that the students can get a thorough understanding of the concept. Most of the end-of-chapter problems are classroom tested. In the end symbolic notations, thermal analogy, ratings, parallel and series operations, protection, and testing of power devices are incorporated in the appendix section.
This second edition of Power Electronics and Its Applications book has been extensively reviewed and the material has been refined based on the comments received from the reviewers. More recent developments have been incorporated in each chapter. Numerous solved and unsolved problems have been included along with additional topics in each chapter. This edition also includes objective type questions along with their answers and would be useful for GATE and other competitive examinations.
About the Author of Power Electronics and Its Applications book:
Alok Jain received his engineering graduation and post graduation from Bhopal University, Bhopal and University of Roorkee, Roorkee during 1988 and 1992, respectively. He joined Samrat Ashok Technological Institute (Engineering College), Vidisha, India in 1989. Presently, he is working as Reader in the Department of Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering. He has over 15 years teaching experience in the field of electronics. He was a recipient of Young Scientist Fellowship (Madhya Pradesh Council of Science and Technology, Bhopal) to work at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore in 1993. He has reviewed papers for International Conferences and Journals like Microprocessors and Microsystems, Digital Signal Processing published by Elsevier Science. The author has co-chaired the session in International conference SCI 2004 held at Orlando, USA. He has published a number of papers in Journals and Proceedings. He is a member of The Institution of Engineers (India), The Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers, Indian Society for Technical Education, Instrument Society of India, India and The Institution of Electrical Engineers, United Kingdom. His fields of interest are power electronics, digital signal processing, and fuzzy logic.
Table of Contents in Power Electronics and Its Applications book:
1. Review
- Introduction
- Electrical Review
- Basic Circuit Quantities
- Passive Circuit Elements
- Basic Series Circuit
- Poly-Phase Circuit
- Power Electronics
- Power Semiconductor Devices
- Power Converters
- Scope and Applications of Power Electronics
- Summary References
2. Power Semiconductor Devices - Introduction
- Power Diodes
- General Purpose Diode
- Fast Recovery Diode
- Schottky Diode
- Metal Oxide Semiconductor (MOS) Diode
- Power Transistor
- Power Bipolar Junction Transistor (BJT)
- Power Metal Oxide Semiconductor Field-effect Transistor (MOSFETs)
- HEXFET
- Thyristors
- Shockley Diode
- Thyristor
- Light Activated Silicon Controlled Rectifier (LASCR)
- Silicon Controlled Switch (SCS)
- Gate Turn-off Thyristor (GTO)
- Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor (IGBT)
- Metal Oxide Controlled Thyristor (MCT)
- Emitter Turn-off Thyristor (ETO)
- Multilayer Devices
- Reverse Conducting Thyristor (RCT)
- DIAC
- TRIAC
- BENISTOR
- New Trends in Power Semiconductor Devices
- Summary Problems References
3. Firing, Commutating and Protecting Circuits - Introduction
- Thyristor Turn-on Methods
- High Voltage Turn-on
- High Temperature Turn-on
- Light Turn-on
- dv/dt Turn-on
- Gate Turn-on
- Devices Used for Firing Circuits
- Unijunction Transistor (UJT)
- Programmable Unijunction Transistor (PUT)
- Complementary Unijunction Transistor (CUJT)
- Silicon Unilateral Switch (SUS)
- Silicon Bilateral Switch (SBS)
- Gate Characteristic of Thyristor
- Firing Circuits
- Diode-Resistance Firing Circuit
- Diode-Resistance-Capacitance Firing Circuit
- UJT Firing Circuit
- PUT Firing Circuit
- Synchronized UJT Firing Circuit
- Pulse Transformer Firing Circuit
- Diac Firing Circuit
- Silicon Bilateral Switch Firing Circuit
- Light Activated Firing Circuit
- Thyristor Turn-off Methods
- Line Commutation
- Load Commutation
- Forced Commutation
- Gate Turn-off
- Commutating Circuits
- Voltage Commutation
- Current Commutation
- Pulse Commutation
- Jones Commutation
- Protection of Power Semiconductor Devices
- Overvoltage Protection
- Overcurrent Protection
- Gate Protection
- Overtemperature Protection
- Summary Solved Examples Problems References
4. Uncontrolled Rectifiers - Introduction
- Half-Wave Rectifier
- Half-Wave Rectifier with Resistive Load
- Half-Wave Rectifier with Resistive-Inductive Load
- Full-Wave Rectifier
- Centre-Tapped Full-Wave Rectifier
- Full-Wave Bridge Rectifier
- Full-Wave Bridge Rectifier with Resistive-Inductive Load
- Three-Phase Rectifiers
- Three-Phase Half-Wave Rectifier
- Three-Phase Centre-Tapped Full-Wave or Six-Phase Half-Wave Rectifier
- Three-Phase Bridge Rectifier
- Three-Phase Double-Star Rectifier
- Three-Phase Twelve-Pulse Full-Wave Bridge Rectifier
- Summary Solved Examples Problems References
5. Controlled Rectifiers - Introduction
- Half-Wave Controlled Rectifiers
- Half-Wave Controlled Rectifier with Resistive Load
- Half-Wave Controlled Rectifier with Resistive-Inductive Load
- Half-Wave Controlled Rectifier with Inductive Load and Flywheel Diod
- Full-Wave Controlled Rectifiers
- Mid-Point Configuration with Resistive Load
- Full-Wave Controlled Rectifier with Transformer Leakage Reactance and Load Reactance
- Full-Wave Controlled Bridge Rectifiers
- Dual Converter
- Three-Phase Controlled Rectifiers
- Three-Phase Half-Wave Controlled Rectifier
- Six-Phase Half-Wave Controlled Rectifier
- Three-Phase Fully-Controlled Bridge Rectifier
- Six-Phase Full-Wave Controlled Bridge Rectifier
- Summary Solved Examples Problems References
6. Inverters
- Introduction
- Principle of Voltage-Driven Inversion
- Principle of Current-Driven Inversion
- Sine Wave Inverter
- Square Wave Inverter
- Transistor Inverters Transistorised Centre-Tapped Load Inverter Transistorised Centre-Tapped Supply Inverter Transistorised Bridge Inverter IGBT Bridge Inverter
- Thyristor Inverters Thyristorised Centre-Tapped Load Inverter Thyristorised Centre-Tapped Supply Inverter Thyristorised Bridge Inverter Current Commutated Bridge Inverter Voltage Commutated Bridge Inverter McMurray Inverter McMurray-Bedford Inverter
- Three-Phase Inverter
- Control of Inverter Output Voltage
- Pulse-Width Modulated Inverters Single-Pulse-Width Modulation Multiple-Pulse-Width Modulation Sinusoidal Pulse-Width Modulation
- Current-Driven Inverters
- Summary Solved Examples Problems References
7. Choppers - Introduction
- Principle of a Chopper
- Step-Down Chopper
- Step-Up Chopper
- Step-Up/Step-Down Chopper
- Chopper Classification
- Type-A Chopper
- Type-B Chopper
- Type-C Chopper
- Type-D Chopper
- Type-E Chopper
- Thyristor Choppers with Commutated Circuits
- Voltage Commutated Chopper
- Current Commutated Chopper
- Morgan Chopper
- Jones Chopper
- DC-DC Switch Mode Regulator
- Step-Down (Buck) Regulator
- Step-Up (Boost) Regulator
- Buck-Boost Regulator
- Cuk Regulator
- Full Bridge Regulator
- DC-DC Switch Mode Regulator with Isolation
- Fly Back Regulator
- Forward Regulator
- Push Pull Regulator
- Half Bridge Regulator
- Full Bridge Regulator
- Summary Solved Examples Problems References
8. AC Voltage Controllers and Cycloconverters
- Introduction
- On-Off Controller
- Phase-Angle Controller
- Single-Phase Half-Wave Phase Controller
- Single-Phase Full-Wave Phase Controller with Resistive Load
- Single-Phase Full-Wave Phase Controller with Inductive Load
- Three-Phase Half-Wave Phase Controller
- Three-Phase Full-Wave Phase Controller
- Cycloconverters
- Single-Phase Cycloconverter Mid-Point Cycloconverter Bridge Cycloconverter
- Three-Phase Cycloconverter Three-Phase to Single-Phase Cycloconverter Three-Phase to Three-Phase Cycloconverter
- DC Link Variable Frequency Converter
- Summary Solved Examples Problems References
9. Applications of Power Electronics - Introduction
- Solid-State Switching Circuits
- Static Switch Using a Thyristor
- Static Switch Using a Triac
- DC Static Switch
- Solid-State Relays
- Light Dimmer Circuit
- Electronic Timer
- Alarm Circuit
- Electronic Crowbar
- Battery Charger
- Battery Charging Regulator
- Emergency Lighting System
- Sawtooth Generator
- Sawtooth Generator Using a Shockley Diode
- Sawtooth Generator Using GTO
- Industrial Process Control
- Temperature Control
- Liquid Level Control
- Alarm Actuator
- Ambient-Light Control Power Switch
- Power Supply
- Linear Power Supply
- Switch Mode Power Supply (SMPS)
- Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS)
- Motor Drive
- Induction Motor Drive
- Synchronous Motor Drive
- DC Motor Drive
- Universal Motor Drive
- Stepper Motor Drive
- Servo Motor Drive
- Microprocessor Based Applications
- Microprocessor Based Firing Circuit for Thyristor Converters
- Microprocessor Based Motor Drives Speed Control of DC Motor Speed Control of AC Motor
- Microprocessor Based Process Control System
- Microcontroller Based Applications
- Fuzzy Logic Control
- Fuzzy Logic Control of DC Motor Drive
- Fuzzy Logic Control of Induction Motor
- Fuzzy Logic Control of Stepper Motor
- Summary Problems References
Appendix A Greek Alphabet and Its Meaning
Appendix B Symbols of Power Semiconductor Devices
Appendix C Commonly Used Mathematical Functions
Appendix D Fourier Series
Appendix E Transistor as a Switch
Appendix F Device Temperature Control and Heat Sink
Appendix G Specifications of Power Semiconductor Devices
Appendix H Safe Operating Area of Power Semiconductor Devices
Appendix I Fuses and MOVs
Appendix J Parallel and Series Connections of Power Diodes and Thyristors
Appendix K Testing of Power Semiconductor Devices
Appendix L Magazines, Journals and Websites
Appendix M Device Data Sheets
Objective Type Questions and Answers
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