ABSTRACT
Power electronics is the technology for conversion of one type or level of an electric waveform to another. Power electronic converters are increasingly utilized in different vehicular applications. These converters include AC/DC rectifiers, DC/DC choppers, DC/AC inverters, and AC/AC voltage controllers. The impetus towards this expansion of power electronics has been provided by recent advancements in the areas of semiconductor switching devices, control electronics, and advanced microcontrollers and digital signal processors (DSPs). In fact, these advancements enable the introduction of power electronic converters with reduced cost, highest performance, maximum efficiency, and minimum volume and weight.
