Power Electronics and Motor Control

by W. Shepherd, L. N. Hulley, D. T. W. Liang

Overview

In recent years, great changes have taken place in the types of semiconductor devices used as power switches. This clear and concise advanced textbook is a comprehensive introduction to power electronics. It considers analog electronics, electric motor control and adjustable speed electrical drives, both a.c. and d.c. In this second edition, the authors have added a completely new chapter dealing with the application of PWM techniques in induction motor speed control. They have also entirely rewritten the chapters dealing with electronic switching devices and adjustable speed drives to ensure the text is completely up to date. With numerous worked examples, exercises, and diagrams, advanced undergraduates and postgraduates will find this a readable and immensely useful introduction to the subject of power electronics.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521478137
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	01/18/1996
Series:	Electronics Texts for Engineers and Scient
Edition description:	REV
Pages:	564
Product dimensions:	7.44(w) x 9.69(h) x 1.14(d)

Table of Contents

Preface to second edition; Preface to first edition; List of principal symbols; 1. Power switching theory; 2. Switching devices and control electrode requirements; 3. System realisation; 4. Adjustable speed drives; 5. DC motor control using a DC chopper; 6. Controlled bridge rectifiers with DC motor load; 7. Three-phase naturally-commutated bridge circuit as rectifier or inverter; 8. Single-phase voltage controllers; 9. Three-phase induction motor with constant frequency supply; 10. Induction motor slip energy recovery; 11. Induction motor speed control by the use of Adjustable-Voltage, Adjustable-Frequency, Step-Wave Inverters; 12. Induction motor speed control by the use of adjustable frequency PWM inverters; Appendix: General expressions for Fourier series; Answers to problems; References and Bibliography; Index.