Title :
Power electronics-an emerging technology
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Tennessee Univ., Knoxville, TN, USA
fDate :
8/1/1989 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The author presents a tutorial review of power electronics and drives in which the status of the technology and its future are discussed. He focuses on power semiconductor devices, converter circuits, AC machine control, and microcomputer applications in power electronics systems. He examines the impact of computer-aided design and artificial intelligence, and he summarizes the technological trends. He predicts that the technology will grow with increasing momentum as component technologies continue to grow
Keywords :
AC machines; CAD; artificial intelligence; electric drives; microcomputer applications; power convertors; AC machine control; artificial intelligence; computer-aided design; converter circuits; drives; microcomputer applications; power electronics; power semiconductor devices; AC machines; Application software; Artificial intelligence; Circuits; Control systems; Design automation; Drives; Microcomputers; Power electronics; Power semiconductor devices;
Journal_Title :
Industrial Electronics, IEEE Transactions on
