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1.The object of power electronics

Lecture's plan:

Introduction

  1. The object of power electronics
  2. Switching operation

Power electronics is the branch of electrical engineering that studies how can be adjusted:

  • the voltage
  • or the current
  • or the power

supplied by an AC or DC generator to an AC or DC load by using power semiconductor devices operating as switches

 

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