Transients of Modern Power Electronics

With an original approach that encourages understanding of both macroscopic and microscopic factors, the authors offer a solution. They demonstrate the essential theory and methodology for the design, modeling and prototyping of modern power electronics converters to create highly effective systems. Current applications such as renewable energy systems and hybrid electric vehicles are discussed in detail by the authors.

Key features:

• offers a logical guide that is widely applicable to power electronics across power supplies, renewable energy systems, and many other areas
• analyses the short-scale (nano-micro second) transient phenomena and the transient processes in nearly all major timescales, from device switching processes at the nanoscale level, to thermal and mechanical processes at second level
• explores transient causes and shows how to correct them by changing the control algorithm or peripheral circuit
• includes two case studies on power electronics in hybrid electric vehicles and renewable energy systems

Practitioners in major power electronic companies will benefit from this reference, especially design engineers aiming for optimal system performance. It will also be of value to faculty staff and graduate students specializing in power electronics within academia.

Hua Bai, University of Michigan-Dearborn, USA
Dr Hua Bai received B.S. and Ph.D degrees in Electrical Engineering from Tsinghua University, Beijing, China in 2002 and 2007, respectively. He joined the University of Michigan-Dearborn in September 2007 as a post-doctoral researcher. His research interests are the short-timescale pulsed power phenomena of power electronic devices in three-level NPC high voltage and high power inverter, and integrated design of high voltage and high power bidirectional DC-DC converters.

Chris Mi, University of Michigan-Dearborn, USA
Dr. Chris Mi is Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Michigan, Dearborn. Dr. Mi holds a BS and an MS degree from Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, China, and a Ph.D degree from the University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada. Dr. Mi is the recipient of the "National Innovation Award," "Government Special Allowance" given by the Chinese Central Government, the "Distinguished Teaching Award" of University of Michigan Dearborn. He is also a recipient of the 2007 IEEE Region 4 "Outstanding Engineer Award," 2007 "IEEE Southeastern Michigan Section Outstanding Professional Award," and 2007 SAE "Environmental Excellence in Transportation Award." Dr. Mi is the General Chair of IEEE Vehicle Power and Propulsion Conference 09.