Principles of Power Electronics

The new edition of this classic textbook provides comprehensive coverage of power electronics, including circuits, magnetics, devices, dynamic models, and control, with extensive discussion of contemporary practical considerations and real-world examples. It also includes new topics such as SiC and GaN wide-bandgap materials, superjunction MOSFET and IGBT devices, advanced magnetics design, multi-level and switched-capacitor converters, RF converter circuits, and EMI.

Format: Hardback
Length: 875 pages
Publication date: 03 August 2023
Publisher: Cambridge University Press

The new edition of this classic textbook has undergone a substantial expansion and update, offering unparalleled coverage of the fundamentals of power electronics. A comprehensive treatment of foundational concepts in circuits, magnetics, devices, dynamic models, and control establishes a robust conceptual framework for further exploration. Extensive discussions of contemporary practical considerations, enriched with real-world examples, equip readers with the skills to design solutions for a diverse range of applications, from low-power dc/dc converters to multi-megawatt ac machine drives.

In addition to this, the textbook introduces several new topics, including SiC and GaN wide-bandgap materials, superjunction MOSFET and IGBT devices, advanced magnetics design, multi-level and switched-capacitor converters, RF converter circuits, and EMI. Over 300 new and revised end-of-chapter problems further enhance and expand understanding of the material, with solutions provided for instructors.

Unique in its breadth and depth, this textbook offers a range of flexible teaching pathways at multiple levels, making it the definitive guide to power electronics for graduate and senior undergraduate students in electrical engineering, as well as practicing electrical engineers.

Weight: 2092g
Dimension: 211 x 261 x 41 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781316519516
Edition number: 2 Revised edition