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Power Electronics for Renewable and Distributed Energy Systems pp 7–59Cite as

Fundamentals of Power Electronics

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This chapter gives a description and overview of power electronic technologies including a description of the fundamental systems that are the building blocks of power electronic systems. Technologies that are described include: power semiconductor switching devices, converter circuits that process energy from one DC level to another DC level, converters that produce variable frequency from DC sources, principles of rectifying AC input voltage in uncontrolled DC output voltage and their extension to controlled rectifiers, converters that convert to AC from DC (inverters) or from AC with fixed or variable output frequency (AC controllers, DC–DC–AC converters, matrix converters, or cycloconverters). The chapter also covers control of power converters with focus on pulse width modulation (PWM) control techniques.

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  1. Departamento de Engenharia Eletrica, Universidade Federal de Campina Grande, Campina Grande, Brazil

    Edison R. C. da Silva

  2. Rua Rodrigues Alves, 1090—Bela vista, Campina Grande, PB, CEP 58428-795, Brazil

    Edison R. C. da Silva

  3. The University of Akron, Akron, OH, 44325, USA

    Malik E. Elbuluk

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    Sudipta Chakraborty

  2. , Electrical Engineering & Computer Sci, Colorado School of Mines, Illinois Street 1610, Golden, 80401-1887, USA

    Marcelo G. Simões

  3. , MS ESIF200, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Denver West Parkway 15013, Golden, 80401, USA

    William E. Kramer

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da Silva, E.R.C., Elbuluk, M.E. (2013). Fundamentals of Power Electronics. In: Chakraborty, S., Simões, M., Kramer, W. (eds) Power Electronics for Renewable and Distributed Energy Systems. Green Energy and Technology. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-5104-3_2

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