Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Energy and energy efficiency -- 2. Storage and usage of energy -- 3. Power electronics and its role in effective conversion of electrical energy -- 4. AC/DC conversion -- 5. AC/AC conversion -- 6. DC/DC conversion -- 7. DC/AC conversion -- 8. Conversion of electrical energy in the processes of its generation and transmission -- 9. Conversion of electrical power from renewable energy sources -- 10. Uninterruptible power supply systems -- 11. Other applications of converters and systems of converters -- 12. State-of-the-art review on power electronics.

This book combines research, contemporary achievements, and emerging trends within electrical energy conversion technologies and renewable energy sources. The scholarly findings compiled provide a background for discussion of the problems and opportunities of power efficiency and energy conversion in order to develop innovative ways to implement such cutting-edge technologies in the future--Provided by publisher.