Power Electronics — Historical Perspective and My Experience [History]

Author

Brusso, Barry ; Bose, Bella

Volume

20

Issue

2

fYear

2014

fDate

March-April 2014

Firstpage

7

Lastpage

81

Abstract

Power electronics is a technology that deals with the conversion and control of electrical power with high-efficiency switching mode electronic devices for applications such as dc and ac power supplies, electrochemical processes, heating and lighting control, electronic welding, power line volt-ampere reactive (VAR) and harmonic compensators, high-voltage dc (HVdc) systems, flexible ac transmission systems, photovoltaic and fuel cell power conversion, high-frequency (HF) heating, and motor drives. We can define the 21st century as the golden age of power electronics applications after the technology evolution stabilized in the latter part of the past century with major innovations.

Keywords

electric machines; magnetic amplifiers; mercury arc rectifiers; motor drives; power semiconductor devices; HF heating; HVdc systems; VAR; ac power supplies; dc power supplies; electrical power; electrochemical processes; electronic welding; flexible ac transmission systems; fuel cell power conversion; harmonic compensators; heating control; high-efficiency switching mode electronic devices; high-frequency heating; high-voltage dc systems; innovations; lighting control; motor drives; photovoltaic power conversion; power electronics; power line volt-ampere reactive; AC motors; DC motors; Electron tubes; History; Power electronics; Thyristors;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Industry Applications Magazine, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1077-2618

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/MIAS.2013.2292645

Filename

6734709