This textbook is intended for engineering students taking courses in power electronics
renewable energy sources smart grids or static power converters. It is also appropriate for
students preparing a capstone project where they need to understand model supply control and
specify the grid side power converters. The main goal of the book is developing in students the
skills that are required to design control and use static power converters that serve as an
interface between the ac grid and renewable power sources. The same skills can be used to
design control and use the static power converters used within the micro-grids and nano-grids
as the converters that provide the interface between such grids and the external grid. The
author¿s approach starts with basic functionality and the role of grid connected power
converters in their typical applications and their static and dynamic characteristics.
Particular effort is dedicated to developing simple concise intuitive and easy-to-use
mathematical models that summarize the essence of the grid side converter dynamics. Mathematics
is reduced to a necessary minimum solved examples are used extensively to introduce new
concepts and exercises are used to test mastery of new skills.
