Textbook on Power Electronics and Industrial Applications

Textbook on Power Electronics and Industrial Applications is designed to serve as a useful text for undergraduate and postgraduate courses in engineering, engineering services examination, GATE, IETE/AMIE and various other competitive examinations. The book would also be a valuable reference for practising engineers, who are involved in the design and development of power electronics converters. Highlights Simple and cogent style of presentation In-depth details of modern power semiconductor devices such as power transistors, thyristors, TRIACs, GTOs, SITs, SITHs, MOSFETs, IGBTs, UJTs, PUTs, etc. Text has been supplemented with detailed illustrations, examples, exercises, MCQs, and review questions Extensive comparative analysis of power converters for design criteria Details about linear regulators and thyristor protection circuits Applications of controllers in speed control of DC and AC motor drives Detailed component specifications for circuit designs Uninterrupted power supply systems, and various types of resonant converters Emerging applications of microprocessors in industrial applications