Table of Contents

Introduction

Symbols and Factors Used in This Book

AC/DC Rectifiers

DC/DC Converters

DC/AC Inverters

AC/AC Converters

AC/DC/AC and DC/AC/DC Converters

Uncontrolled AC/DC Converters

Single-Phase Half-Wave Converters

Single-Phase Full-Wave Converters

Three-Phase Half-Wave Converters

Six-Phase Half-Wave Converters

Three-Phase Full-Wave Converters

Multiphase Full-Wave Converters

Controlled AC/DC Converters

Single-Phase Half-Wave Controlled Converters

Single-Phase Full-Wave Controlled Converters

Three-Phase Half-Wave Controlled Rectifiers

Six-Phase Half-Wave Controlled Rectifiers

Three-Phase Full-Wave Controlled Converters

Multiphase Full-Wave Controlled Converters

Implementing Power Factor Correction in AC/DC Converters

DC/DC Converterized Rectifiers

PWM Boost-Type Rectifiers

Tapped-Transformer Converters

Single-Stage PFC AC/DC Converters

VIENNA Rectifiers

Ordinary DC/DC Converters

Fundamental Converters

P/O Buck-Boost Converter

Transformer-Type Converters

Developed Converters

Tapped-Inductor Converters

Voltage Lift Converters

Seven Self-Lift Converters

P/O Luo-Converters

N/O Luo-Converters

Modified P/O Luo-Converters

D/O Luo-Converters

VL Cúk-Converters

VL SEPICs

Other D/O Voltage-Lift Converters

SC Converters

Super-Lift Converters and Ultralift Converter

P/O SL Luo-Converters

N/O SL Luo-Converters

P/O Cascaded Boost-Converters

N/O Cascaded Boost Converters

UL Luo-Converter

Pulse-Width-Modulated DC/AC Inverters

Parameters Used in PWM Operations

Typical PWM Inverters

Single-Phase VSI

Three-Phase Full-Bridge VSI

Three-Phase Full-Bridge CSI

Multistage PWM Inverter

Impedance-Source Inverters

Extended Boost ZSIs

Multilevel and Soft-Switching DC/AC Inverters

Diode-Clamped Multilevel Inverters

Capacitor-Clamped Multilevel Inverters (Flying Capacitor Inverters)

Multilevel Inverters Using H-Bridge Converters

Investigation of THMI

Other Kinds of Multilevel Inverters

Soft-Switching Multilevel Inverters

Traditional AC/AC Converters

Single-Phase AC/AC Voltage-Regulation Converters

Three-Phase AC/AC Voltage-Regulation Converters

Cycloconverters

Matrix Converters

Improved AC/AC Converters

DC-modulated Single-Phase Single-Stage AC/AC Converters

Other Types of DC-Modulated AC/AC Converters

DC-Modulated Multiphase AC/AC Converters

Subenvelope Modulation Method to Reduce the THD of AC/AC Matrix Converters

AC/DC/AC and DC/AC/DC Converters

AC/DC/AC Converters Used in Wind Turbine Systems

DC/AC/DC Converters

Index

About the Author

Dr. Fang Lin Luo is with the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore. He received his BSc degree, first class with honors, in Radio-Electronic Physics from Sichuan University, Chengdu, China, in 1968 and his PhD degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EE & CS) from Cambridge University, UK, in 1986. After his graduation from Sichuan University, he joined the Chinese Automation Research Institute of Metallurgy (CARIM), Beijing, China, as Senior Engineer. From there, he then went to Entrerprises Saunier Duval, Paris, France, as a project engineer in 1981--1982, and subsequently to Hocking NDT Ltd, Allen-Bradley IAP Ltd, and Simplatroll Ltd. in England as senior engineer after he received his Ph.D. degree from Cambridge University. He is Fellow of the Cambridge philosophical society and a senior member of IEEE. He has published nine books and 300 technical papers in IEEE Transactions, IEE/IET Proceedings and other international journals, and in various international conferences. Dr. Hong Ye received her bachelor's degree, first class, in 1995, a master engineering degree from Xi'an JiaoTong University, China, in 1999, and her Ph.D. degree from Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore, in 2005. She was with the R&D Institute, XIYI Company Ltd, China, as a research engineer from 1995 to 1997. She was with NTU as a research associate in 2003--2004 and has been a research fellow from 2005. Dr. Ye is an IEEE member and has co-authored nine books. She has published more than 60 technical papers in IEEE Transactions, IEE Proceedings and other international journals and various international conferences. Her research interests are power electronics and conversion technologies, signal processing, operations research, and structural biology.