Power Electronics

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1. Introduction to Power Electronics
	1.1 Introduction
	1.2 History of Power Electronics
	1.3 Classification of Power Semiconductor Devices
	1.4 Applications of Power Electronics Devices
	1.5 Advantages of Power Electronics Converters
	1.6 Disadvantages of Power Electronics Converters
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2. Power Semiconductor Diodes and Circuits
	2.1 Introduction
	2.2 Structure of a Power Diode
	2.3 I-V Characteristics of Power Diode
	2.4 Conductivity Modulation in Power Diode
	2.5 Breakdown Voltage of Power Diode in Reverse Bias Condition
	2.6 Reverse Recovery Characteristics of Power Diode
	2.7 Comparison Between General Low Power Diode and Power Diode
	2.8 Schottky Power Diodes
	2.9 Fast Recovery Power Diodes
	2.10 Power Diode Ratings
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3. Power Transistor
	3.1 Introduction
	3.2 Structure of Power Bipolar Junction Transistor
	3.3 I-V Characteristics
	3.4 On State Loss of Power BJT
	3.5 Safe Operating Area of Power BJT
	3.6 Series and Parallel Operation of BJT
	3.7 Switching Characteristics of Power BJT
	3.8 Power MOSFET
	3.9 I-V Characteristics of Power Mosfet
	3.10 On-State Loss Power Mosfet
	3.11 Safe Operating Area of Power Mosfet
	3.12 Series and Parallel Operation of Power Mosfet
	3.13 Switching Characteristics of Power Mosfet
	3.14 Comparison Between Power MOSFET and Power BJT
	3.15 Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor
	3.16 I-V Characteristics of IGBT
	3.17 Safe Operating Area of IGBT
	3.18 Switching Characteristics of IGBT
	3.19 Comparison Between Power MOSFET and IGBT
	3.20 Static Induction Transistor (SIT)
	3.21 Drive Circuits for BJT, MOSFET and IGBT
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4. Thyristors
	4.1 Introduction
	4.2 Silicon Controlled Rectifier (SCR)
	4.3 Diode Model of Thyristor
	4.4 Two-Transistor Analogy of Thyristors
	4.5 Transient Model of Thyristor
	4.6 Turn-On or Triggering Methods of Thyristor
	4.7 Switching Characteristics of SCR
	4.8 Gate Characteristics
	4.9 Ratings of Thyristor
	4.10 Voltage Ratings
	4.11 Current Ratings
	4.12 Protection of Thyristor
	4.13 Design of Snubber Circuit
	4.14 Series and Parallel Connection of Thyristors
	4.15 Series Connection of Thyristors
	4.16 Parallel Connection of Thyristors
	4.17 Triggering Circuits for Thyristors
	4.18 Unijunction Transistor (UJT)
	4.19 Relaxation Oscillator
	4.20 UJT Triggering Circuit
	4.21 Synchronized UJT Triggering Circuit
	4.22 RAMP and Pedestal Triggering
	4.23 Gate Drive Circuit of Thyristor with Isolation
	4.24 Commutation of Thyristor
	4.25 Diac
	4.26 Triac 
	4.27 Gate Turn-Off Thyristor (GTO)
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5. Single-Phase Uncontrolled Rectifiers
	5.1 Introduction
	5.2 Classification of Rectifiers
	5.3 Single-Phase Half-Wave Uncontrolled Converter with Resistive Load
	5.4 Single-Phase Half-Wave Rectifier Circuit with Transformer Coupled Input
	5.5 Fourier Series of Output Voltage of a Half-Wave Rectifier
	5.6 Single-Phase Half-Wave Rectifier Circuit with L Load
	5.7 Single-Phase Half-Wave Rectifier Circuit with C Load
	5.8 Single-Phase Half-Wave Rectifier Circuit with RL Load
	5.9 Single-Phase Half-Wave Uncontrolled Rectifier with RL Load and Free Wheeling Diode
	5.10 Battery Charger
	5.11 Single-Phase Full-Wave Rectifier
	5.12 Centre-Tapped Single-Phase Full-Wave Rectifier
	5.13 Single-Phase Bridge Rectifier
	5.14 Advantages and Disadvantages of Single-Phase Full-Wave Bridge Rectifier
	5.15 Comparison of Rectifiers
	5.16 Fourier Series of the Output Voltage of a Full-Wave Rectifier
	5.17 Single-Phase Full-Wave Uncontrolled Converter with RL Load
	5.18 Single-Phase Full-Wave Uncontrolled Converter with R-L-E Load
	5.19 Effect of Transformer Leakage Inductance in Full Wave Rectifier with R-L Load
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6. Single-Phase Controlled Rectifiers
	6.1 Introduction
	6.2 Classification of Single-Phase Controlled Rectifiers
	6.3 Single-Phase Half-Controlled Converters with R Load
	6.4 Single-Phase Half-Controlled Converters with RL Load
	6.5 Single-phase Half-Controlled Converters with RL Load and Free Wheeling Diode
	6.6 Single-Phase Half-Wave Controlled Converters with RE Load
	6.7 Single-phase Half-Wave Controlled Converters with RLE Load
	6.8 Single-Phase Full-Wave-Controlled Rectifiers Using Centre Tap Transformer
	6.9 Single-Phase Full-Wave Controlled Rectifier Using Centre Tap Transformer with R Load
	6.10 Single-Phase Full-Wave Controlled Rectifier Using Centre Tap Transformer with RL Load
	6.11 Single-Phase Full-Wave Controlled Rectifier Using Centre Tap Transformer with RL Load and Free Wheeling Diode
	6.12 Single-Phase Full-Wave Controlled Rectifier Using Centre Tap Transformer with RLE Load
	6.13 Single-Phase Full-Wave Controlled Bridge Rectifier
	6.14 Single-Phase Fully Controlled Bridge Rectifier with R Load
	6.15 Single-Phase Fully Controlled Bridge Rectifier with RL Load
	6.16 Single-Phase Fully Controlled Bridge Rectifier with Free Wheeling Diode Df and RL Load
	6.17 Single-Phase Full-Wave Controlled Bridge Rectifier with RLE
	6.18 Single-Phase Half-Controlled Bridge Rectifier with R Load
	6.19 Single-Phase Half-Controlled Bridge Rectifier with RL Load
	6.20 Single-Phase Half-Controlled Bridge Rectifier with RLE
	6.21 Single-Phase Full-Wave Controlled Rectifier Using Centre Tap Transformer with Transformer Leakage Inductance and R-L Load
	6.22 Effect of Source Inductance in Performance of Single-Phase Full-Wave Controlled Bridge Rectifier with RL Load
	6.23 Dual Converters
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7. Three-Phase Uncontrolled Rectifiers
	7.1 Introduction
	7.2 Three-Phase Half-Wave Rectifier
	7.3 Six-Phase Half-Wave Rectifier
	7.4 Multiphase Rectifier
	7.5 Three-Phase Double Star Rectifier with Inter-Phase Transformer
	7.6 Three-Phase Bridge Rectifier
	7.7 Six-Phase Series Bridge Rectifiers
	7.8 Six-Phase Parallel Bridge Rectifier
	7.9 Comparative Performance of Different Three Phase Rectifiers
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8. Three-Phase Controlled Rectifiers
	8.1 Introduction
	8.2 Three-Phase Half-Wave Controlled Rectifier
	8.3 Three-Phase Half-Wave Controlled Rectifier with RL Load
	8.4 Six-Pulse or Six-Phase Half-Wave Controlled Rectifier
	8.5 Multi-Phase Controlled Rectifier
	8.6 Three-Phase Full-Controlled Bridge Rectifier
	8.7 Three-Phase Semiconverter
	8.8 Effect of Source Impedance on the Performance of Three-Phase Full Bridge Converters
	8.9 Twelve-Pulse Converters
	8.10 Three-Phase Dual Converters
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9. AC Voltage Controllers and Cycloconverters
	9.1 Introduction
	9.2 Integral Cycle Control
	9.3 Phase-Controlled Single-Phase ac Voltage Controller
	9.4 Single-Phase Half-Wave ac Voltage Controller With R Load
	9.5 Single-Phase Full-Wave ac Voltage Controller With R Load
	9.6 Single-Phase ac Voltage Controller with Resistive and Inductive Load
	9.7 ac Voltage Controllers with Purely Inductive Load
	9.8 Three-Phase ac Voltage Controller
	9.9 Delta-Connected Thyristor and Load Configuration
	9.10 Delta-Connected R Load Configuration of Three Phase ac Voltage Controller
	9.11 Three-Phase ac Voltage Controller with Y connected R Load
	9.12 Applications of ac Voltage Controller
	9.13 Cycloconverter
	9.14 Single-Phase to Single-Phase Step-up Cycloconverters
	9.15 Single-Phase to Single-Phase Step-Down Cycloconverters
	9.16 Three-Phase to Single-Phase Cycloconverter
	9.17 Three-Phase to Three-Phase Cycloconverter
	9.18 Output Voltage of a Cycloconverter
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10. DC-to-DC Converters (Choppers)
	10.1 Introduction
	10.2 Operating Principle of dc-to-dc Converter
	10.3 Control Strategies
	10.4 Operating Principle of Step-up Chopper
	10.5 Classification of dc-to-dc Converters or Choppers
	10.6 Steady-State Analysis of Step-Down Chopper
	10.7 Non-Isolated dc-to-dc Converters (Choppers)
	10.8 Isolated dc-to-dc Converters (Choppers)
	10.9 Voltage or Impulse Commutated Chopper
	10.10 Load Commutated Chopper
	10.11 Current Commuted Chopper
	10.12 Jones Chopper
	10.13 Morgan Chopper
	10.14 Multiphase Choppers
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11. Inverters
	11.1 Introduction
	11.2 Classification of Inverters
	11.3 Performance Parameters of Inverters
	11.4 Single-Phase Half-Bridge Voltage Source Inverter
	11.5 Single-Phase Full-Bridge Inverter
	11.6 Three-Phase Inverter
	11.7 Pulse Width Modulated Inverters
	11.8 Resonant Converters
	11.9 Classification of Resonant Converters
	11.10 Voltage Control of Inverters
	11.11 Harmonic Reduction in Output Voltage of Inverter
	11.12 McMurray Half-Bridge Inverter (Auxiliary Impulse Commuted Inverter)
	11.13 Modified McMurray Half-Bridge Inverter
	11.14 McMurray Full-Bridge Inverter
	11.15 Modified McMurray Full-Bridge Inverter
	11.16 McMurray Bedford Half-Bridge Inverter
	11.17 McMurray Bedford Full-Bridge Inverter
	11.18 Current Source Inverter
	11.19 Comparison Between Voltage Source Inverter and Current Source Inverter
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12. Applications of Power Electronics in Electrical Drives, Power Factor Improvement, UPS
	12.1 Introduction
	12.2 dc Motor Drives
	12.3 Single-Phase dc Drive
	12.4 Three-Phase dc Drives
	12.5 dc-to-dc Converter (Chopper) Fed dc Drives
	12.6 Two-Quadrant Chopper-Fed dc Drives
	12.7 Four-Quadrant Chopper-Fed dc Drives
	12.8 ac Drives
	12.9 Induction Motor Drives
	12.10 Speed Control of Three-Phase Induction Motor
	12.11 Synchronous Motor Drives
	12.12 Power Factor Improvement
	12.13 Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS)
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