# Provides comprehensive coverage of the field with more than 500 illustrations
# Offers a careful blend of traditional topics with innovative technologies at the vanguard of advancements being made
# Emphasizes the practical application of the technologies discussed
# Includes detailed coverage of a variety of motor drives
# Discusses Flexible AC Transmission System (FACTS)
# Explores more-electric vehicles, including aircraft, ships, and terrestrial vehicles
Less expensive, lighter, and smaller than its electromechanical
counterparts, power electronics lie at the very heart of controlling
and converting electric energy, which in turn lies at the heart of
making that energy useful. From household appliances to space-faring
vehicles, the applications of power electronics are virtually limitless.
Until now, however, the same could not be said for access to up-to-date
reference books devoted to power electronics. Written by engineers for
engineers, The Power Electronics Handbook covers the full range of
relevant topics, from basic principles to cutting-edge applications.
Compiled from contributions by an international panel of experts and
full of illustrations, this is not a theoretical tome, but a practical
and enlightening presentation of the usefulness and variety of
technologies that encompass the field.
For modern and emerging applications, power electronic devices and
systems must be small, efficient, lightweight, controllable, reliable,
and economical. The Power Electronics Handbook is your key to
understanding those devices, incorporating them into controllable
circuits, and implementing those systems into applications from
virtually every area of electrical engineering.
List Price: $159.95
Cat. #: 7336
ISBN: 0849373360
Publication Date: 11/20/2001
Number of Pages: 664
This book presents both fundamentals and the state of the art of PLL synthesizer design and analysis techniques. A complete overview of both system-level and circuit-level design and analysis are covered. A 16mW, 2.4GHz, sub-2V, Sigma Delta fractional-N synthesizer prototype is implemented in 0.35m m CMOS. It features a high-speed and robust phase-switching prescaler, and a low-complexity and area-efficient loop capacitance mulitplier, which tackle speed and integration bottlenecks of PLL synthesizer elegantly.
Embedded Systems: Desktop Integration explores designing embedded systems and monitoring and controlling them from desktop systems. Through the step-by-step development of an embedded thermostat, readers learn how to implement three different hardware interfaces: RS-232, USB, and Ethernet. Several different components are used to provide the reader with alternative hardware solutions.