| Foreword | |
| Constituent parts of static converters | p. 1 |
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| The concept of a switch | p. 2 |
| Classification of switches | p. 6 |
| Characterization of sources | p. 9 |
| Basic principles of static converters | p. 12 |
| Structures of static converters | p. 13 |
| Conclusion | p. 17 |
| The concept of duality in static converters | p. 18 |
| Introduction | p. 18 |
| Review of duality applied to graphs and circuits | p. 18 |
| Dual static switches | p. 21 |
| The dual thyristor | p. 22 |
| Applying duality rules in static converters | p. 24 |
| Extension to complex structures | p. 27 |
| Conclusion | p. 29 |
| Resonant inverters | p. 31 |
| Introduction | p. 31 |
| Resonant inverter structures | p. 31 |
| Review of resonant circuits | p. 38 |
| Properties of resonant inverters | p. 42 |
| Conclusion | p. 44 |
| Soft commutation | p. 45 |
| Introduction | p. 45 |
| General remarks about commutation in static converters | p. 45 |
| Soft commutation in an elementary commutation cell | p. 50 |
| Examples of converters operating in the soft commutation mode | p. 51 |
| Soft commutation and power control | p. 57 |
| Conclusion | p. 58 |
| Forced commutation | p. 60 |
| Introduction | p. 60 |
| Forced commutation in DC/DC converters | p. 61 |
| Forced commutation and duality | p. 71 |
| Forced commutation in DC/AC converters | p. 75 |
| Quasi-resonant converters | p. 78 |
| Conclusion | p. 80 |
| Static conversion through an AC link | p. 81 |
| Introduction | p. 81 |
| DC/DC conversion | p. 82 |
| Resonant converters | p. 95 |
| Power control in resonant converters | p. 117 |
| DC/AC conversion | p. 124 |
| General comments on resonant conversion | p. 134 |
| Conclusion | p. 138 |
| Design and applications | p. 139 |
| Introduction | p. 139 |
| Design of resonant converters | p. 139 |
| Applications | p. 151 |
| Conclusion | p. 163 |
| Conclusion | p. 164 |
| Notation--normalized units | p. 167 |
| Small signal analysis and modelling of the series resonant converter operating above the natural frequency | p. 169 |
| Assumptions | p. 169 |
| State plane analysis | p. 169 |
| Study of the steady state mode | p. 170 |
| Static characteristics with fixed u | p. 172 |
| Small signal modelling | p. 174 |
| Detailed analysis of the series resonant converter operating above the natural frequency | p. 177 |
| Influence of the capacitative snubbers in the inverter | p. 177 |
| Influence of transformer imperfections | p. 182 |
| Optimal control of the series resonant converter | p. 195 |
| Introduction | p. 195 |
| Assumptions | p. 196 |
| Analysis | p. 196 |
| Optimal control | p. 198 |
| Static characteristics | p. 202 |
| Conclusion | p. 203 |
| Phase shift control | p. 204 |
| Principle | p. 204 |
| Characteristics | p. 205 |
| Limits | p. 206 |
| Controlled rectification and reversibility | p. 208 |
| Introduction | p. 208 |
| Assumptions | p. 208 |
| Analysis | p. 210 |
| Analysis | p. 211 |
| Analysis of the commutation | p. 214 |
| Component stresses | p. 217 |
| References | p. 220 |
| Index | p. 228 |
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