Power Electronics and Drives

• Principles and modelling of electric machines:
  • dc machines
  • induction machines
  • synchronous machines
• Power electronic devices and converters:
  • choppers
  • inverters
  • cycloconverters
  • switched power supplies
• Electric drives:
  • torque and speed control
  • field and vector oriented control techniques

Suggested Reading Materials

Power Electronics: Circuits, Devices and Applications, 3rd Edition
Rashid, Muhammad H. Prentice-Hall, 2003.

Power Electronics – Converters, Applications, and Design
Mohan, N, Undeland, T, Robbins, W. John Wiley, 2003.

Principles of Electric Machines and Power Electronics, 2nd Edition
Sen, P C. Wiley, 1996.