Introduction Philip Krein
The Power Diode Ali I. Maswood
Thyristors Jerry Hudgins, Enrico Santi, Antonio Caiafa, Katherine Lengel, and Patrick R. Palmer
Gate Turn-Off Thyristors Muhammad H. Rashid
Power Bipolar Transistors Marcelo Godoy Simo˜es
The Power MOSFET Issa Batarseh
Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor S. Abedinpour and K. Shenai
MOS Controlled Thyristors (MCTs) S. Yuvarajan
Static Induction Devices Bogdan M. Wilamowski
Diode Rectifiers Yim-Shu Lee and Martin H. L. Chow
Single-Phase Controlled Rectifiers Jose´ Rodrı´guez and Alejandro Weinstein
Three-Phase Controlled Rectifiers Juan W. Dixon
DC-DC Converters Dariusz Czarkowski
Inverters Jose´ R. Espinoza
Resonant and Soft-Switching Converters S. Y. (Ron) Hui and Henry S. H. Chung
AC-AC Converters Ajit K. Chattopadhyay
DC-DC Conversion Technique and Nine Series LUO-Converters Fang Lin Luo, Hong Ye and Muhammad H. Rashid
Gate Drive Circuits M. Syed J. Asghar
Electronic Ballasts J. Marcos Alonso
Power Electronics in Capacitor Charging Applications R. Mark Nelms
Power Electronics for Renewable Energy Sources C. V. Nayar, S. M. Islam, and Hari Sharma
HVDC Transmission Vijay K. Sood
Multilevel Converters and VAR Compensation Azeddine Draou, Mustapha Benghanem, and Ali Tahri
Drive Types and Specifications Yahya Shakweh
Motor Drives M. F. Rahman, D. Patterson, A. Cheok, and R. Betts
Sensorless Vector and Direct-Torque-Controlled Drives Peter Vas and Pekka Tiitinen
Artificial-Intelligence-Based Drives Peter Vas
Power Quality S. Mark Halpin and Angela Card
Active Filters Luis Mora´n and Juan Dixon
Computer Simulation of Power Electronics and Motor Drives Michael Giesselmann
