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Power Electronics

By: Lander
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Higher Education
ISBN: 0077077148
ISBN-13: 9780077077143
Released: 04 Jul 1993
RRP: £42.99
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The fundamental book on Power Electronics - By: , 14 Sep 1999
The book by Prof. Lander gives a very deep & learned account of the main features of Power Electronics. In the first three chapters the fundamentals of PE are dealt with & the main devices & circuits are presented to the reader's attention. Perhaps this book is one of the very few books concerning Electronics that do not begin with a general introduction to the physics of semiconductors: this is quite a positive aspect of the book, in my opinion, because I have often seen that this kind of introductions lengthen books without giving any information relevant to the student of Engineering. Reallly interesting is chapter 6, which is devoted to the study of non-motoring applications of PE: those who are interested only in the use of PE for electric drives can skip this chapter without any damage to the understanding of what follows, but I would recommend to read chapter 6 as a useful introduction to some very important subjects such as HVDC transmission, resonant converters & electrochemical processes. The exposition of frequency conversion is clear & exhaustive, even though a little more space should have been devoted to the working of inverters & PWM & much less space to cycloconverters (not much in use nowadays). Chapter 7 is an exposition of the problems that arise in the presence of harmonics; it is clear, well written & does not require any previous knowledge of Fourier analysis. The theme of Electromagnetic Compatibility is dealt with maybe a bit cavalierly and, given the scope of the book, it could have been omitted altogether & left to books specialized in EMC. Chapters 8 & 9 deal with the control of DC & AC machines and, particularly if you are interested in electric drives, this is the crowning point of the book; in the chapter concerning DC machines, you can find useful information on how choppers work, on the best ways to control DC motors, on their various kinds of operation (one- two- four-quadrant) & on the use of DC machines in traction. In chapter 9, you can find a deep & complete exposition of alll you may like to know on AC machines, from cage induction motors to synchronous machines, from brushless drives to reluctance & stepper motors. The very few defects of this book are much more than overweighted by its positive & remarkable features, such as the great amount of useful worked examples, the general tone of clarity & reader-friendliness, the palpable desire to give well-founded & interesting notions. A must read for alll students of Power Electronics & Electric Drives.