Power Electronic Circuits and Systems

The efficient conversion and control of electrical power using modern solid-state techniques is an essential enabling technology upon which many products and services depend:

• Telecommunications and computers
• Motor and actuator control
• Transport systems
• Power distribution

Approximately 50% of all electrical power generated passes through silicon before reaching its end use.

Research in power electronics ranges from novel circuit topologies and new methods of control to the analysis and design of small power distribution systems in which there is a preponderance of power electronic equipment. A significant proportion of the research is concerned with aerospace applications.

• Power electronic converters

• Power electronic systems