Power Electronics And Electric Drives For Traction Applications

Concern for reliable power supply and energy-efficient system design has led to usage of power electronics-based systems, including efficient electric power conversion and power semiconductor devices. This book provides integration of complete fundamental theory, design, simulation and application of power electronics, and drives covering up-to-date subject components. It contains twenty-two chapters arranged in five sections on power semiconductor devices, basic power electronic converters, advanced power electronics converters, power supplies and electrical drives. Each chapter includes simulation examples using MATLAB/Simulink and hardware design and solved and unsolved problems. Includes electrical drives such as DC motor, AC motor, special motor, high performance motor drives, solar, electrical/hybrid vehicle and fuel cell drives Reviews advances in renewable energy technologies (wind, PV, hybrid power systems) and their integration, power quality conditioners Covers the concept of hardware design and protection of power electronics circuits, its limitation and all the details of hardware developments Explores topics like distributed generation, microgrid, matrix converters, solar power drives, and wireless power transfer system