Power Electronics and Variable Frequency Drives Technology and Applications [Hardcover]

This original contributed volume combines the individual expertise of eleven world-renowned professionals to provide comprehensive, authoritative coverage of state-of-the-art power electronics and AC drive technology. Featuring an extensive introductory chapter by power-electronics expert Bimal K. Bose and more than 400 figures, POWER ELECTRONICS AND VARIABLE FREQUENCY DRIVES covers each of the field's component disciplines and drives--all in one complete resource. Broad in scope and unique in its presentation, this volume belongs on the bookshelf of every industry engineer, professor, graduate student, and researcher involved in this fast-growing multidisciplinary field. It is an essential for teaching, research, development, and design.

Preface xv

Acknowledgments xix

Introduction to Power Electronics and Drives 1
Bimal K. Bose, University of Tennessee, USA

Chapter 1 Power Semiconductor Devices for Variable Frequency Drives 9
B. J. Baliga, North Carolina State University, USA

Chapter 2 Electrical Machines for Drives 36
GR Slemon, University of Toronto, Canada

Chapter 3 Power Electronic Converters for Drives 80
J. D. van Wyk, Rand Afrikaans University, South Africa

Chapter 4 Pulse Width Modulation for Electronic Power Converters 138
J. Holtz, Wuppertal University, Germany

Chapter 5 Motion Control with Induction Motors 209
R. D. Lorenz, 1. A. Lipo, D. 1/1/. Novotny, University of Wisconsin, USA

Chapter 6 Variable Frequency Permanent Magnet AC Machine Drives 277
M. Jahns, General Electric Co., USA

Chapter 7 High Power Industrial Drives 332
H. Stemmler, Swiss Federal lC;