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Designing Network On-ChipArchitectures in the NanoscaleEraEdited by

Jose FlichTechnical University of Valencia, Spain

Davide BertozziUniversity of Ferrara, Italy

“… teaches some hard lessons from the design trenches …covers some of the hottest upcoming research and development trends, such asvertical integration and variation-tolerant design. The editors put enormous effortin orchestrating the content for uniformity and in minimizing overlaps betweenchapters, while maintaining a solid logical flow. … a much needed ‘how-to’ guideand an ideal stepping stone for the next ten years of NoC evolution.”

—From the Foreword by Luca Benini, Università di Bologna andSTMicroelectronics, Italy

Catalog no. K11679, January 2011, 528 pp.ISBN: 978-1-4398-3710-8, $99.95 / £63.99

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Magnetics, Dielectrics, andWave Propagation with MATLAB® CodesCarmine VittoriaNortheastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

A comprehensive description of wave propagation inmagneto-dielectric materials, this textbook presentsqualitative and quantitative arguments to calculate mag-netic parameters from first principles. The book’s theo-retical approach combines macroscopic free magnetic energy with Maxwell'sequations to yield wave propagation characteristics of magneto-dielectric mate-rials. The author provides a clear understanding of the origin of magnetic param-eters and describes how to calculate these parameters as the dimensionality ofmaterials is reduced toward the microscopic scale.



Organic SpintronicsEdited by

Zeev Valy VardenyUniversity of Utah, Salt Lake City, USA

Major development efforts in organic materials researchhave led to an array of applications. Organic spintronics,in particular, has flourished in the area of organic mag-neto-transport. Reflecting the main avenues of advance-ment in this arena, this volume explores spin injectionand manipulation in organic spin valves, the magneticfield effect in organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs), andthe spin transport effect in relation to spin manipulation. It also examines organ-ic magnets as spin injection electrodes in organic spintronics devices, the coher-ent control of spins in organic devices using electronically detected magneticresonance, and the possibility of using organic spin valves as sensors.

Catalog no. K10326, 2010, 352 pp.ISBN: 978-1-4398-0656-2, $129.95 / £82.00


Electronic, Magnetic, andOptical MaterialsPradeep FulayUniversity of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Electronic, Magnetic, and Optical Materials takes amaterials science and engineering approach to teachingthe fundamentals of electronic, magnetic, and opticalproperties of materials. The book integrates the physics,chemistry, materials science, and engineering conceptswith the technological aspects of materials used by theelectronics, magnetics, and photonics industry. It fea-tures discussions of applications in nanoscience and technology and includesnumerous real-world technology examples, from computers to credit cards tooptic fibers.

Catalog no. 9564, 2010, 436 pp.ISBN: 978-0-8493-9564-2, $99.95 / £44.99


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Computational ElectronicsSemiclassical and Quantum DeviceModeling and SimulationDragica Vasileska and Stephen M. GoodnickArizona State University, Tempe, USA

Gerhard KlimeckBirck Nanotechnology Center, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA

This book provides a complete overview of essentialtechniques and methods for analyzing transport in semi-conductor devices. It examines semiclassical transport methods and providesdetails regarding numerical implementation and sample code as templates forsophisticated simulation software. It also introduces the density gradientmethod, quantum hydrodynamics, and the concept of effective potentials usedto account for quantum-mechanical space quantization effects in particle-basedsimulators. Numerous problems and examples supply readers with the under-standing required to create their own simulators.



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Inorganic NanowiresApplications, Properties, andCharacterizationM. MeyyappanNASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California, USA

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Nanotechnology research activities have exploded in thelast five years, and much of that growth has been madepossible by the advances in the preparation and applica-tion development of nanomaterials such as nanowires. Providing researchersand product developers with essential information on popular and emergingvarieties, this book covers the growth, characterization, and properties ofnanowires. It looks at various types, including semiconducting, metallic, oxidenanowires. The authors provide extensive coverage of applications that are usingnanowires, in fields including electronics, optoelectronics, field emission, ther-moelectric devices, solar cells and sensors.



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Semiconductor Device-Based Sensors for Gas, Chemical, andBiomedical ApplicationsEdited by

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This book provides a basic understanding of new developments on semicon-ductor-based sensors. It presents original theory and experimental research, fea-turing numerous experts in the field who review progress in semiconductor andnano-material-based sensors and discuss the latest research regarding theirapplications.

Catalog no. K10716, May 2011, 324 pp.ISBN: 978-1-4398-1387-4, $149.95 / £95.00

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Thermal Computations forElectronicsConductive, Radiative, andConvective Air CoolingGordon EllisonPortland State University, Portland, Oregon, USA

A total revision of the author’s previous work, Thermal Computations forElectronics: Conductive, Radiative, and Convective Air Cooling is a versatilereference that was carefully designed to help readers master mathematical cal-culation, prediction, and application methods for conductive, radiative, andconvective heat transfer in electronic equipment. Presenting material in a waythat is practical and useful to engineers and scientists, as well as engineering stu-dents, this book provides very detailed text examples and their solutions. Thisapproach helps users at all levels of comprehension to strengthen their grasp ofthe subject and detect their own calculation errors. The beginning of this bookis largely devoted to prediction of airflow and well-mixed air temperatures in sys-tems and heat sinks, after which it explores convective heat transfer from heatsinks, circuit boards, and components.



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Radiation Effects inSemiconductorsEdited by

Krzysztof IniewskiCMOS Emerging Technologies Inc., Vancouver, British Columbia

Semiconductor devices and circuits are prone to potential radiation damageproblems, which must be understood and combated. Written by internationalexperts, this book explains the effects of radiation on semiconductor devices,radiation detectors, and electronic devices and components. The contributorsexplore emerging applications, detector technologies, circuit design techniques,new materials, and innovative system approaches. The text focuses on how thetechnology is being used rather than the mathematical foundations behind it. Itcovers CMOS radiation-tolerant circuit implementations, CMOS processingcausing radiation damage, and radiation detectors, among other topics.

This carefully constructed reference explains how ionizing radiation is creatingdamage in semiconducting devices and circuits and systems—and how thatdamage can be avoided. It features top-notch international experts in industryand academia who address emerging detector technologies, circuit design tech-niques, new materials, and innovative system approaches.



Semiconductor Radiation Detection SystemsEdited by


An essential resource for anyone serious about detectors and electronics in thehealthcare sector, this book addresses the state-of-the-art in the design of semi-conductor detectors and integrated circuits in the context of medical imagingusing ionizing radiation. It includes new, exciting opportunities in X-ray detec-tion, Computer Tomography (CT), bone dosimetry, and nuclear medicine appli-cations such as PET and SPECT. In addition to medical imaging, the bookexplores other applications of semiconductor radiation detection systems inareas related to security, such as luggage scanning, dirty bomb detection, andborder control.

The author focuses less on math and physical details, concentrating rather onexploring exactly how technologies are being used. He provides combined cov-erage of new materials and innovative new system approaches, as well as a suc-cinct overview of recent developments.







Modeling and Simulation ofSystems Using MATLAB® andSimulink®

Devendra K. ChaturvediFaculty of Engineering, Dayalbagh Educational Institute, India

This text provides comprehensive coverage of all theimportant aspects of modeling and simulating bothphysical and conceptual systems. Various real-life exam-ples show how simulation plays a key role in under-standing actual systems. The author presents a step-by-step procedure for modeling using top-down, bottom-up, and middle-out approaches. He develops models for complex systems andreduces their order so they can be applied effectively in online applications. Healso uses soft computing techniques for modeling nonlinear, ill-defined, andcomplex systems. The accompanying CD-ROM includes simulation code inMATLAB® and Simulink®.



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CMOS Analog IntegratedCircuitsHigh-Speed and Power-EfficientDesignTertulien NdjountcheGatineau, Quebec, Canada

With particular emphasis on the development of basicanalog building blocks, this book shows how to designCMOS analog integrated circuits with improved electri-cal performance, providing up-to-date coverage of design techniques and circuitarchitectures that are useful not only for the analog section but also for the dig-ital section of the chip. Highlighting various design challenges, the text offers acomplete understanding of architectural- and transistor-level design issues ofanalog integrated circuits. The author describes important trends in the designof high-speed and power-efficient front-end analog circuits, which can be usedto interface modern digital signal processors.

Catalog no. K12557, May 2011, 925 pp.ISBN: 978-1-4398-5491-4, $139.95 / £89.00

Digital Integrated CircuitsAnalysis and Design, Second EditionJohn E. AyersUniversity of Connecticut, Storrs, USA

Digital Integrated Circuits, Second Edition, has beencompletely rewritten to emphasize submicron devicephysics and the importance of dynamic and low-powerlogic circuits. Providing a revised instructional text forengineers involved with Very Large Scale IntegratedCircuit design and fabrication, this second edition delves into the dramaticadvances, including new applications and changes in the physics of operationmade possible by relentless miniaturization. Each chapter includes numerousworked examples, case studies and SPICE computer simulations. The book’swebsite offers supplementary material and more worked problems.

Catalog no. 6987X, 2010, 598 pp.ISBN: 978-1-4200-6987-7, $102.95 / £41.99


The Mechatronics HandbookSecond EditionTwo-Volume SetEdited by

Robert H. BishopThe University of Texas at Austin, USA

A comprehensive reference source on mechatronics, thefirst edition of this handbook was quickly embraced asthe standard reference in the field. Now, the second edi-tion of this bestseller is offered as two easily digestiblebooks, each one focused on a particular area of mechatronics. In addition to newand updated material within many of the chapters, this revision also includesnine new chapters on such topics as engineering education, motion control,computer simulation of physical systems, field programmable gate arrays, simu-lation with LabVIEW®, and graphical programming in mechatronics.



Discrete-Event Modeling andSimulationTheory and ApplicationsEdited by

Gabriel A. WainerCarleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Pieter J. MostermanMathWorks, Natick, Massachusetts, USA, and McGill University,Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Collecting the work of the foremost scientists in the field,this book presents the state of the art in modeling discrete-event systems usingthe discrete-event system specification (DEVS) approach. It introduces the latestadvances, recent extensions of formal techniques, and real-world examples ofvarious applications, including optical network-on-chip, construction/buildingdesign, process control, workflow systems, and environmental models. Thebook employs DEVS as a unifying framework for computational modeling andas a formal foundation for model-driven engineering. It covers DEVS standardi-zation as well as the theory of discrete-event modeling and simulation.

Catalog no. 72331, January 2011, 534 pp.ISBN: 978-1-4200-7233-4, $129.95 / £82.00


Discrete-Event Modeling andSimulationA Practitioner's ApproachGabriel A. WainerCarleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

In recent years, numerous modeling techniques havebeen introduced to improve the definition and analysisof complex dynamic systems. Through a practical appli-cations approach, this work provides a guide to the cre-ation of discrete-event applications. In addition to pro-viding hundreds of online examples, this book uses the CD++ tool, an open-source framework that enables the simulation of discrete-event models with spe-cialized support for cellular models. It is a complete text that demonstrates howto use CD++ to develop simulation models and define a variety of uses in differ-ent areas, such as biology and chemistry, as well as several artificial systems.




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Electrical SolitonsTheory, Design, and ApplicationsDavid S. RickettsCarnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Donhee HamHarvard University, Cambridge, Massacusetts, USA

This book details the physics, implementation, anddynamics of the electrical soliton, a unique nonlinearwave with a range of applications in high-speed elec-tronics. Presenting fundamental physical concepts in a way that the averageengineer will clearly understand, the authors explore the relationship betweensolitons and the nonlinear transmission line, the medium in which electrical soli-tons are formed. They explain the unique dynamics of electrical solitons, includ-ing the many practical realities of solitons in lossy, non-ideal media, and theyprovide an appendix containing the mathematical background used to describethese phenomena.



ElectronicsBasic, Analog, and Digital withPSpiceNassir H. SabahAmerican University of Beirut, Lebanon

Electronics: Basic, Analog, and Digital with PSpicedoes more than just make assertions about electronicswithout adequately justifying them. It provides a uniquefocus on fundamental physical concepts and the under-lying theory of semiconductors to reinforce understand-ing and help readers develop a superior command of how electronic devicesfunction. Addressing the important but often ignored topic of electrochemicalpotential of materials, it presents the tools necessary to develop a qualitativeunderstanding of new and projected performance improvements to microelec-tronics.

Catalog no. 8707X, 2010, 766 pp.ISBN: 978-1-4200-8707-9, $124.95 / £45.99


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Classical Feedback ControlWith MATLAB® and Simulink®,Second EditionBoris LurieCalifornia Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, USA

Paul EnrightCalifornia Institute of Technology, Pasadena, USA

This second edition textbook describes the design andimplementation of high-performance feedback con-trollers for engineering systems. It emphasizes the frequency-domain design andmethods based on Bode integrals, loop shaping, and nonlinear dynamic com-pensation. The authors include many problems and offer practical applications,illustrations, and plots with MATLAB® simulation and design examples. This textcontains homework problems accompanied by actual solutions. Examplesinclude case studies and real-world situations.

Catalog no. K12752, August 2011, 568 pp.ISBN: 978-1-4398-6017-5, $119.95 / £76.99

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Integrated MicrosystemsElectronics, Photonics, andBiotechnologyEdited by


Written by experts from industry and academia aroundthe world, this book focuses on electrical engineeringand elaborates on how electrical circuits interface withbiology, microfluidics, and photonics. Including only light math and physics,with greater focus on explanation, it covers integrated devices and other emerg-ing structures required for future micro- and nanotechnologies. This materialaddresses physical and chemical sensing, imaging, smart actuation, and datafusion and management. Providing tables, figures, and equations to help illus-trate concepts, the book’s contributors examine and explain the potential ofemerging applications that are in integrated microsystems.

Catalog no. K11637, August 2011, 753 pp.ISBN: 978-1-4398-3620-0, $159.95 / £99.00

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Communication Architecturesfor Systems-on-ChipEdited by

José L. AyalaComplutense University of Madrid, Spain

This book covers the current communication architec-tures that are implemented in manufactured systems-on-chip, as well as those that are being proposed to over-come the existing limitations. The text addresses well-established communication buses and less-common networks on chip, alongwith modern technologies that propose the use of carbon nano tubes and opti-cal links to speed up data transfer and increase both security levels and qualityof service. Contributors address on-chip transaction security involving criticalinformation and the mechanisms to protect from an external attack, examiningdifferent communication protocols and their impact on system performance.

Catalog no. K11940, March 2011, 449 pp.ISBN: 978-1-4398-4170-9, $109.95 / £69.99


PSPICE and MATLAB forElectronicsAn Integrated Approach, Second EditionJohn Okyere AttiaPrairie View A&M University, Texas, USA

Praise for the First Edition

"… This book has clearly exposed the strength of theintegrated usage of PSPICE and MATLAB packages in solving electronic circuits.The numerous examples, both worked out and homework problems, should pro-vide the reader with a good knowledge of the integrated usage of PSPICE andMATLAB packages …"

—K. Vasudevan, University of Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA

" … Highly recommended as a useful addition for lower-division undergraduatesthrough professionals, and two-year technical program students."

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The Circuits and Filters HandbookThird Edition,Five-VolumeSetEdited by

Wai-Kai ChenRetired, Freemont,California, USA

In its third edition, this groundbreaking bestseller surveys current accomplish-ments in the field while providing researchers and designers with the compre-hensive detail they need for continued research and design. All five volumeshave been extensively updated to provide the most current information avail-able in the emerging fields of circuits and filters, both analog and digital. Withcontributions from more than 150 leading international experts, this referenceincludes the key mathematical formulas, concepts, definitions, and derivativesthat those involved with cutting-edge research and design require. It eschewsextensively detailed theory to concentrate on professional applications withnumerous examples provided throughout. The work includes more than 2500illustrations and hundreds of references. Available as a comprehensive five-vol-ume set, each of the subject-specific volumes can also be purchased separately.

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Analog and VLSI CircuitsCatalog no. 58916, 2009, 702 pp.

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Passive, Active, and Digital FiltersSecond Edition


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Feedback, Nonlinear, and Distributed CircuitsCatalog no. 58819, 2009, 466 pp.

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Computer Aided Design and Design AutomationCatalog no. 59181, 2009, 435 pp.

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Electronics for RadiationDetectionEdited by


Presenting valuable information for integrated circuit (IC)designers, this book is required reading for those seriousabout improving their understanding of the electronicsused in radiation detection. It discusses optimal use ofelectronic detection equipment and stimulates further interest in its develop-ment, use, and benefits. Exploring the design of semiconductor detectors, inte-grated circuits, and other electronics used in radiation detection, it explains howcircuits are built to handle radiation and focuses on practical information on theirapplication rather than dwelling on mathematical details.




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Electrical ContactsPrinciples and ApplicationsEdited by

Paul G. SladeEaton Electrical, Horseheads, New York, USA

Covering the choice, attachment, and testing of contactmaterials, Electrical Contacts introduces a thorough dis-cussion on making electric contact and contact interfaceconduction; presents a general outline of, and measure-ment techniques for, important corrosion mechanisms;discusses the results of contact wear when plug-in connections are made andbroken; investigates the effect of thin noble metal plating on electronic connec-tions; relates crucial considerations for making high- and low-power contactjoints; details arcing effects on contacts including contact erosion, welding, andcontamination; and provides nearly 2800 references, tables, equations, draw-ings, and photographs.

Catalog no. DK2466, 1999, 1104 pp.ISBN: 978-0-8247-1934-0, $345.00 / £220.00


RFID Design Fundamentals andApplicationsAlbert Lozano-NietoPenn State University, Lehman, USA

Exploring fundamental principles in the design and char-acterization of RFID technologies, this book provides asystematic approach to studying the different compo-nents that constitute the RFID system. It discusses typesof antennas used in transponders, individual transponderparts, memory structure and logic circuits, antennas forRFID interrogators, types of modulation, and the organi-zation and characteristics of commercially available transponders. The book alsoexamines communication links, modes of operation for transponders operatingat different frequencies, principles of arbitration and anti-collision, and variouscommands used by transponders.

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Introduction to VLSI SystemsA Logic, Circuit, and System PerspectiveMing-Bo LinNational Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei

Suitable for courses in VLSI system design and digital integrated circuit analysisand design, this text covers all the basics of VLSI fabrication and low-level systemdesign. Taking a bottom-up approach, the book starts with an overview of logicdesign principles before tackling design issues and fabrication. Topics includeMOS transistors and CMOS ICs, layout designs, delay models, static-logic cir-cuits, datapath subsystem designs, memory subsystems, design methodologiesand implementation options, power distribution, input/output models, testing,and verification.

The book begins with logic design principles and works its way towards practi-cal applications and fabrication. It includes numerous worked examples andhomework problems as well as two sets of PowerPoint® slides and an instructorsmanual upon qualified course adoption.

Catalog no. K13126, July 2011, 910 pp.ISBN: 978-1-4398-6859-1, $119.95 / £76.99

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VLSI Micro- and NanophotonicsScience, Technology, andApplicationsEdited by

El-Hang Lee, Louay A. Eldada, Manijeh Razeghi, and Chennupati JagadishAddressing the growing demand for larger capacity in information technology,VLSI Micro- and Nanophotonics: Science, Technology, and Applicationsexplores issues of science and technology of micro/nano-scale photonics andintegration for broad-scale and chip-scale Very Large Scale Integration photon-ics. This book is a game-changer in the sense that it is quite possibly the first tofocus on "VLSI Photonics". With its "disruptive creativity" and unparalleled cov-erage of the photonics revolution in information technology, this book shouldgreatly impact the future of micro/nano-photonics and IT as a whole. A com-prehensive overview of the science and engineering of micro/nanophotonicsand photonic integration, the book offers a full perspective from the point ofview of integration, covering all aspects of benefits and advantages of VLSI-scalephotonic integration.

Catalog no. DK4378, January 2011, 632 pp.ISBN: 978-1-57444-729-3, $139.95 / £89.00


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Digital Signal Processing withExamples in MATLAB®

Second EditionSamuel D. StearnsSandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

Donald R. HushLos Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico

“… The reader of this text is fortunate to be guided bytwo wonderful teachers who translate the issues and understanding of using sig-nal processing in the real world to examples and applications that open thedoor to this fascinating subject.”—From the Foreword by Dr. Dolores M. Etter, Texas Instruments Distinguished

Chair in Engineering Education and director of the Caruth Institute forEngineering Education, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas, USA

“… an up-to-date text that not only covers the fundamentals but also follows alogical development that leaves no gaps that readers must somehow bridge bythemselves. Digital Signal Processing with Examples in MATLAB is such a text.”

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Catalog no. K11720, April 2011, 516 pp.ISBN: 978-1-4398-3782-5, $99.95 / £63.99


The Digital Signal Processing HandbookSecond Edition, Three-Volume Set

Edited by Vijay Madisetti, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, USA

"An excellent compendium of theoretical topics in DSP … a one-stop shop oftechnical information on digital signal processing. … This book has saved medays in independent research."

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Wireless, Networking, Radar, Sensor ArrayProcessing, and Nonlinear Signal ProcessingCatalog no. 46047, 2010, 874 pp.ISBN: 978-1-4200-4604-5, $102.95 / £65.99

Digital Signal Processing FundamentalsCatalog no. 46063, 2010, 904 pp.ISBN: 978-1-4200-4606-9, $102.95 / £65.99

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Power System AnalysisShort-Circuit Load Flow andHarmonics, Second EditionJ.C. DasAmec, Inc., Decatur, Georgia, USA

Using detailed examples that illustrate how to calculateand analyze various aspects of the power system withoutrelying on computer analysis, this book provides compre-hensive coverage of both theory and practice in funda-mental areas of power system analysis, including power flow, short-circuit compu-tations, harmonics, machine modeling, equipment rating, reactive power control,and optimization. The second edition reflects new advancements and changes inboth national and international standards. Comprehensive yet easy to read, thetext also features two new chapters on arc flash hazard analysis and wind powergeneration, two topics that have taken the industry by storm in recent years.


Electric MachinesSteady State, Transients, andDesign with MATLAB®

Ion Boldea and Lucian Nicolae TuteleaPolitehnica University of Timisoara, Romania

In an era of energy-versus-environment concerns, ofpower electronics and DSP embedded control, this booktakes into account major recent developments in infor-matics technologies. It separates power electronics andcontrol of electric machines, as key elements in electricenergy conversion and savings, concisely and expertly exploring these devices.This comprehensive, unified treatment includes numerous worked numericalexamples and a plethora of MATLAB® digital simulation codes. It covers steadystate and transient operation, Finite Element (FE) analysis and optimal design ofelectric transformers, and permanent magnet DC brush and brushless motorsand generators.



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Sliding Mode Control ofSwitching Power ConvertersTechniques and ImplementationSiew-Chong Tan, Yuk-Ming Lai, and Chi-Kong TseThe Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon

This reference provides a complete understanding of slid-ing mode control principles, its application to powerconverters, and the practical realization of such con-trollers. Bridging the gap between power electronics and control theory, it pres-ents a detailed description of the various theories, operating principles, andinformation that are relevant to the state of the art and the current developmentof sliding mode controllers and their applications to power converters. The bookalso reviews traditional and modern implementation techniques of sliding modecontrol for power converters, covering pulse-width modulation as well as con-ventional hysteresis modulation.


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