Bimal K. Bose currently holds the Condra Chair of Excellence in Power Electronics at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, where he has been responsible for organizing the power electronics teaching and research program since 1987. Dr. Bose has published more than 125 papers and holds 18 U.S. patents. He is the author of the best-seller Modern Power Electronics (1992), Microcomputer Control of Power Electronics and Drives (1987), and Power Electronics and AC Drives (1986), and editor of Adjustable Speed AC Drive Systems (1981). Dr. Bose is also the Distinguished Scientist of Power Electronics Applications Center, Knoxville, Tennessee; Honorary Professor of Shanghai University, China; and Senior Advisor of the Beijing Power Electronics Research and Development Center, China. He is a Life Fellow of the IEEE, has held numerous leadership positions in IEEE and its societies, and has won several IEEE awards for outstanding achievements in the field of power electronics including the IAS Outstanding Achievement Award, IES Eugene Mittelmann Award, Region 3 Outstanding Engineer Award, and the Lamme Gold Medal.

• Preface xvAcknowledgments xixIntroduction to Power Electronics and Drives 1Bimal K. Bose, University of Tennessee, USAChapter 1 Power Semiconductor Devices for Variable Frequency Drives 9B. J. Baliga, North Carolina State University, USAChapter 2 Electrical Machines for Drives 36GR Slemon, University of Toronto, CanadaChapter 3 Power Electronic Converters for Drives 80J. D. van Wyk, Rand Afrikaans University, South AfricaChapter 4 Pulse Width Modulation for Electronic Power Converters 138J. Holtz, Wuppertal University, GermanyChapter 5 Motion Control with Induction Motors 209R. D. Lorenz, 1. A. Lipo, D. 1/1/. Novotny, University of Wisconsin, USAChapter 6 Variable Frequency Permanent Magnet AC Machine Drives 277M. Jahns, General Electric Co., USAChapter 7 High Power Industrial Drives 332H. Stemmler, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, SwitzerlandChapter 8 Simulation of Power Electronic and Motion Control Systems 400N. Mohan, W. P. Robbins, L A. Aga, M. Rastogi, R. Naik, University of MinnesotaChapter 9 Estimation, Identification, and Sensorless Control of AC Drives 454K. Ohnishi, Keio University; N. Matsui, Nagoya Institute of Technology; Y. Hori, University of Tokyo; JapanChapter 10 Microprocessors and Digital ICs for Control of Power Electronics and Drives 480H. Le-Huy, Laval University, CanadaChapter 11 Expert System, Fuzzy Logic, and Neural Networks in Power Electronics and Drives 559B. K. Bose, University of Tennessee, USAReferences 627Index 631Biography of Dr. Bose 639