Power Electronics

This book discusses the major aspects of load flow and culminates in modern heuristic optimization techniques and evolutionary programming. In the deregulated environment, the economic provision of electrical power to consumers requires knowledge of how to maintain a certain power quality and load f..

The book aims to provide readers with the methods and algorithms to save the total cost in electricity generation and transmission, as well as electricity market operations. It begins with traditional power systems and builds into the fundamentals of power system operation, economic dispatch (ED), o..

Energy conversion techniques are key in power electronics and even more so in renewable energy source systems, which require a large number of converters. This book describes advanced conversion technologies and provides design examples of converters and inverters for renewable energy systems—includ..

This book covers short-circuit currents, current interruption theories, circuit breaker types, calculations according to ANSI/IEEE and IEC standards, and the rating structure of switching devices. It explains the nature of short-circuit currents, the symmetrical components for unsymmetrical faults, ..

The first to treat these power management tools together in a comprehensive discussion, Uninterruptible Power Supplies and Active Filters compares the similarities of UPS, active filters, and unified power quality conditioners. These configurations are vital as industries seek to reduce the cost of ..

Unlike conventional power plants, wind plants emit no air pollutants or greenhouse gases—and wind energy is a free, renewable resource. This book explores fundamental concepts of wind energy conversion systems, discussing grid integration and stability issues, methods of transient stability enhancem..