Introduction to power electronics /

Building on solid state device and electromagnetic contributions to the series, this text book introduces modern power electronics, that is the application of semiconductor devices to the control and conversion of electrical power. The increased availability of solid state power switches has created...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fewson, Denis
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : New York : Arnold ; Oxford University Press, 1998.
Series:Essential electronics series.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Building on solid state device and electromagnetic contributions to the series, this text book introduces modern power electronics, that is the application of semiconductor devices to the control and conversion of electrical power. The increased availability of solid state power switches has created a very rapid expansion in applications, from the relatively low power control of domestic equipment, to high power control of industrial processes and very high power control along transmission lines. This text provides a comprehensive introduction to the entire range of devices and examines their.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xii, 192 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780080535111
0080535119
9780340691434
0340691433