This book covers the topic of Energy Conversion in a comprehensive manner. Divided into 11 chapters, the topics covered include AC and DC motors, Power Diodes and Transistors, Thyristors, AC-DC Converters and Solid State Motor Control. The main features of the book are:
Simple and easy to understand language
Large number of solved examples
Comprehensive coverage
End of the chapter Summary, Test point questions, Job-interview questions, Review questions and Problems.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR B.R. Gupta
Dr. B.R. Gupta received his Ph.D. from IIT Kharagpur in Chemical Engineering in the field of 'Rheology of Rapidly Settling Suspensions'. He worked as a faculty member at IIT Kharagpur fro more than three decades, initially in the Dept. of chemical Engineering and then rubber Technology Centre. Dr. Gupta's research areas are Polymer Processing and Rheology, Waste Rubber Recycling, chemical Modification of Rubber and Rheology of filled systems. To his credit he has more than 80 research publications and one book. At present Dr. Gupta is assocaited as Emeritus professor (AICTE) at SJC College of Engineering, Mysore, Karnataka.
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