Power Electronics with MATLAB

L. Ashok Kumar is presently working as Professor in the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering at PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore. He has completed his Ph.D. from Anna University, Chennai in the field of Wearable Electronics. He has been selected as the Visiting Professor in the University of Arkansas. He was trained in Germany for installing Grid connected and stand alone Solar PV systems. He has contributed a number of articles in national and international journals. His areas of interest include wearable electronics, power electronics and drives, and renewable energy systems. A. Kalaiarasi is currently working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, RVS College of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore. She obtained her M.E. degree in Power Electronics and Drives from Government College of Technology, Coimbatore. Her areas of interest are medical instrumentation, power electronics and drives, big data analytics, embedded system technologies and industrial automation. Y. Uma Maheswari is serving as Technology Manager at Pramura Software Private Limited, Coimbatore. She has completed her M.E. in the field of Embedded System Technologies from Anna University, Coimbatore and holds around fifteen years of industrial experience. Her expertise is in PCB designing and simulation software.

Dedications; List of figures; List of tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction to MATLAB®; 2. MATLAB® simulation of power semiconductor devices; 3. Phase controlled rectifiers using MATLAB® (AC-DC converters); 4. DC choppers using MATLAB® (DC-DC converters); 5. Inverters using MATLAB® (DC-AC converters); 6. Controllers using MATLAB® (AC-AC converters); 7. Simulation and digital control using MATLAB®; 8. Power electronics applications; 9. Introduction to electrical drives; Appendix 1. Block parameter settings; Appendix 2. List of MATLAB® projects; Appendix 3. MATLAB® functions; Appendix 4. Useful formulae; Appendix 5. Table of Laplace and Z-transforms; Appendix 6. GATE questions with answers; Resources of MATLAB®; Index.