The Power Electronics Handbook is the first comprehensive reference book that is both concise and useful for students in engineering and practicing professionals covering a very wide range in a well-organized and highly informative manner. This Handbook is a careful blend of both traditional topics and new advancements. This Handbook is not a theoretical one, but an enlightening presentation of the usefulness of this rapidly growing field with a wealth of examples of recent applications of power electronics.Power electronics has already found an important place in modern technology and has revolutionized efficient control of power and energy. The demand for energy, particularly in electrical forms, is ever-growing. Power electronics helps with the efficient use of electricity, thereby reducing power consumption. It uses semiconductor devices as switches for power conversion or processing, and solid state electronics for efficient control of the amount of power and energy flow. Higher efficiency and lower losses are sought for devices for a range of applications, from microwave ovens to high-voltage dc transmission. As power semiconductor devices keep improving, the range of applications continues to expand in areas such as lamp controls, power supplies to motion control, factory automation, transportation, energy storage, multi-megawatt industrial drives, and electric power transmission and distribution.Key Features The book has 35 chapters covering all aspects of power electronics and its applications. authors from 12 different countries contributed to the handbook. They are the leading researchers in the particular topic area of power electronics and are well known for their expertise The book includes 8 chapters on the modern power semiconductor devices such as MCTs, IGBTs, SIDs, power MOSFETs and BJTs. The book includes 10 chapters covering various types of power converters and the principles of operation and the methods for the analysis and design of power converters. The book includes 11 chapters covering applications such as power supplies, electronics ballast, HVDC transmission, VAR compensation, motor drives, automotive systems and capacitor charging. The book includes 4 chapters covering power quality issues, active filters, simulation and packaging of smart power systems. About the Editor Professor Rashid is an internationally recognized teacher, author, and researcher in this field. He is the author of the best-selling textbook for undergraduate power electronics courses (Power Electronics Circuits, Devices, and Applications, 2nd ed., Prentice Hall, 1993) as well as a successful professional tutorial published by the IEEE (Fundamentals of Power Electronics: A Self Study Course, IEEE Press, 1996). Rashid is a registered professional engineer in Canada, a Fellow of the IEE (London), and has won the IEEE Outstanding Engineer award. Rashid is also a member of the U.S. engineering accreditation team, ABET. Dr. Rashid received his B.Sc. degree in Electrical Engineering (1967) from the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology and M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees (1971 & 1976) from the University of Birmingham, U.K. Before coming to the University of West Florida, he worked as a Professor of Electrical Engineering and was the Chair of the Engineering Department at Indiana University-Purdue University at Fort Wayne.