Antchev, Mihail Hristov, 1955-

Technologies for electrical power conversion, efficiency, and distribution : methods and processes / Mihail Hristov Antchev. - Hershey, Pa. : IGI Global (701 E. Chocolate Avenue, Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, USA), 2010. - 1 online resource (electronic texts (xiii, 333 pages : illustrations))

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.

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Electric power.
Energy conversion.
Electric power production.