Principles of Power Electronics

Substantially expanded and updated, the new edition of this classic textbook provides unrivalled coverage of the fundamentals of power electronics. Comprehensive coverage of foundational concepts in circuits, magnetics, devices, dynamic models, and control establishes a strong conceptual framework for further study. Extensive discussion of contemporary practical considerations, enhanced by real-world examples, prepares readers for design scenarios ranging from low-power dc/dc converters to multi-megawatt ac machine drives. New topics include SiC and GaN wide-bandgap materials, superjunction MOSFET and IGBT devices, advanced magnetics design, multi-level and switched-capacitor converters, RF converter circuits, and EMI. Over 300 new and revised end-of-chapter problems enhance and expand understanding of the material, with solutions for instructors. Unique in its breadth and depth, and providing a range of flexible teaching pathways at multiple levels, this is the definitive guide to power electronics for graduate and senior undergraduate students in electrical engineering, and practicing electrical engineers.

John G. Kassakian is Professor of Electrical Engineering Emeritus at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is the founding President of the IEEE Power Electronics Society, a Fellow of the IEEE, a member of the US National Academy of Engineering, and has taught, conducted research, and consulted in power electronics for over 45 years.

David J. Perreault is Ford Professor of Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with over 25 years of experience in power electronics research and teaching. He is a Fellow of the IEEE, and a member of the US National Academy of Engineering.

George C. Verghese is Henry Ellis Warren Professor of Electrical and Biomedical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, with over 40 years of research and teaching experience. He is an MIT MacVicar Faculty Fellow for outstanding contributions to undergraduate education, and a Fellow of the IEEE.

Martin F. Schlecht is the founder and CEO of SynQor, a supplier of high-performance power conversion solutions, and prior to that was Professor of Electrical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for 15 years. He has over 40 years of research, teaching, and industrial practice in power electronics.