Power Converters and AC Electrical Drives with Linear Neural Networks

Maurizio Cirrincione, PhD, is a full professor of control and signal processing at the University of Technology of Belfort, Montbeliard, France. His current research interests include neural networks, modeling and control, system identification, intelligent control, and electrical machines and drives.Marcello Pucci, PhD, is a senior researcher at the Institute of Intelligent Systems for Automation (ISSIA) section of Palermo of the National Research Council of Italy (CNR). His current research interests include electrical machines and drives, power converters, wind and photovoltaic generation systems, intelligent control, and neural networks applications.Gianpaolo Vitale is a senior researcher at the Institute of Intelligent Systems for Automation (ISSIA) section of Palermo of the National Research Council of Italy (CNR). He has been professor of power electronics and applied electronics at the University of Palermo, Italy. His current research interests include power electronics, generation from renewables, and related problems of electromagnetic compatibility.

• Review of Basic Concepts: Space-Vector Analysis. Part I Power Converters: Pulsewidth Modulation of Voltage Source Inverters. Power Quality. Part II Electrical Drives: Dynamic and Steady-State Models of the Induction Machine. Control Techniques of Induction Machine Drives. Sensorless Control of Induction Machine Drives. Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor Drives. Part III Neural Based Orthogonal Regression: Neural-Based Orthogonal Regression. Part IV Selected Applications: Least Square and Neural Identification of Electrical Machines. Neural-Enhanced Single-Phase DG Systems with APF Capability. Neural Sensorless Control of AC Drives. Index.

"I am not aware of [a] book as thorough as the present book. ... I am teaching Power Electronics and Drives Control and I will strongly recommend this book for my students."—Prof. Mohamed Benbouzid, LBMS-IUT of Brest, France"I sincerely hope that this novel and state-of-the-art book on power electronics and motor drives gets wide and enthusiastic acceptance from the professional community of power electronics consisting of R&D professionals, practicing engineers, university professors, and even graduate students. ... This state-of-the-art book, authored by Maurizio Cirrincione, Marcello Pucci, and Gianpaolo Vitale, is the first book that systematically explores the application of neural networks in the field of power electronics. It emphasizes, particularly, neural network applications in sensorless control of AC drives, including their applications in active power filtering."—From the Foreword by Dr. Bimal K. Bose, Life Fellow, IEEE, Condra Chair of Excellence/Emeritus in Power Electronics, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, USA