Solid insulating materials can be classified into two main categories: organic and inorganic. There are a large number of solid…

The effective resistance offered by a conductor to high frequencies is considerably greater than the ohmic resistance measured with direct…

A typical modern power system is a high-order multivariable process whose dynamic response is influenced by a wide array of…

“Power system stability is the ability of an electric power system, for a given initial operating condition, to regain a…

The term alternative energy is referred to the energy produced in an environmentally friendly way (different from conventional means, i.e.,…

The five major factors that contribute to the renewed interest in distributed generation (DG) system: Electricity market liberalization  Developments in…

Distributed Generation (DG) also called as site generation, dispersed generation, embedded generation, decentralized generation, decentralized energy or distributed energy, generates…

Main features of power MOSFETs are: a) MOS type FETs are basically majority carrier devices; consequently, they differ greatly from…

The circuit, shown below, uses a UJT to trigger a SCR. The UJT is used to more accurately trigger the…

GTO being a monolithic p-n-p-n structure just like a thryistor its basic operating principle can be explained in a manner…