This document lists and describes 17 books that are considered some of the best resources for learning about various topics in power electronics. The books cover subjects like introductory concepts, power devices, thyristor circuits, inverters, converters, modeling, control techniques, renewable energy applications, and magnetic component design. Several of the books are recommended for gaining an in-depth understanding of specific areas like dc-dc converters, grid-connected systems, and pulse width modulation methods.
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The Following Are Some of the Best Books on Power Electronics
This document lists and describes 17 books that are considered some of the best resources for learning about various topics in power electronics. The books cover subjects like introductory concepts, power devices, thyristor circuits, inverters, converters, modeling, control techniques, renewable energy applications, and magnetic component design. Several of the books are recommended for gaining an in-depth understanding of specific areas like dc-dc converters, grid-connected systems, and pulse width modulation methods.
This document lists and describes 17 books that are considered some of the best resources for learning about various topics in power electronics. The books cover subjects like introductory concepts, power devices, thyristor circuits, inverters, converters, modeling, control techniques, renewable energy applications, and magnetic component design. Several of the books are recommended for gaining an in-depth understanding of specific areas like dc-dc converters, grid-connected systems, and pulse width modulation methods.
The following are some of the best books on Power Electronics:
1. Power Electronics by Daniel W. Hart - Best book for beginners.
2. Power semiconductor circuits by S. B. Dewan and A. Straughen - A classic and an old book on power electronics. Very good for thyristor based converters. 3. Principles and Elements of Power Electronics by Barry Williams - A very good book for power electronics devices, thyristor circuits, heatsinks, drivers, inductors/transformers etc. 4. Power Electronics by Ned Mohan - Good book for inverters, snubbers, dc- dc converters and its control. 5. Fundamentals of Power Electronics by Robert W. Erickson - Good book for dc-dc converters, modelling and control. 6. POWER ELECTRONICS Principles and Applications by Joseph Vithayathil - Covers basics of power electronics and drives. 7. Power Electronics: Circuits, Devices, and Applications by Muhammad H. Rashid 8. Power Electronics Handbook by Muhammad H. Rashid - Covers all aspects of power electronics including application to renewable energy, HVDC, drives etc. Provides good and well cited references to all the topics in power electronics. 9. Pulse-width Modulated DC-DC Power Converters by Marian K. Kazimierczuk - Best book for understanding dc-dc converters in depth. 10. Power Electronics: Essentials & Applications by Umanand - Good book for understanding PWM techniques and control of power electronics. 11. Switch mode power supplies by Keith Billings and Taylor Morey - A book that explains in detail on various aspects of SMPS (dc-dc converters). 12. Control in Power Electronics by Marian P. Kazmierkowski, R. Krishnan and Frede Blaabjerg - Good book for power electronics control related to drives. 13. High-Power Converters and AC Drives by B. Wu and Bin Wu - Excellent book on multilevel inverters and Space vector modulation. 14. Voltage source converters in power systems by A. Yazdani - Best book for modelling of voltage source inverters, PLL and control of inverters. 15. Grid converters for photovoltaic and wind power systems by Remus Teodorescu, Marco Liserre and Pedro Rodriguez - Excellent book for grid connected system. 16. Design Of Magnetic Components For Switched Mode Power Converters by Umanand - Good book for inductor and transformer design for power electronics applications. 17. Pulse Width Modulation For Power Converters by Lipo and Holmes - A book which discusses in detail on PWM techniques for power electronic convertes.