Rashid M.H. SPICE for Power Electronics and Electric Power

3rd edition. — CRC Press, 2012. — 559 p. — (Electrical and Computer Engineering). — ISBN: 9781138077676.Power electronics can be a difficult course for students to understand and for professors to teach. Simplifying the process for both, SPICE for Power Electronics and Electric Power, Third Edition illustrates methods of integrating industry standard SPICE software for design verification and as a theoretical laboratory bench.
Based on the author Muhammad H. Rashid’s considerable experience merging design content and SPICE into a power electronics course, this vastly improved and updated edition focuses on helping readers integrate the SPICE simulator with a minimum amount of time and effort. Giving users a better understanding of the operation of a power electronics circuit, the author explores the transient behavior of current and voltage waveforms for each and every circuit element at every stage. The book also includes examples of all types of power converters, as well as circuits with linear and nonlinear inductors.Preface

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PSpice Software and Program Files

IntroductionDescriptions of SPICE.
Types of SPICE.
Types of Analysis.
Limitations of PSpice.
Descriptions of Simulation Software Tools.
PSpice Platform.
PSpice Schematics versus OrCAD Capture.
SPICE Resources.Circuit DescriptionsInput Files.
Nodes.
Element Values.
Circuit Elements.
Element Models.
Sources.
Output Variables.
Types of Analysis.
PSpice Output Commands.
Format of Circuit Files.
Format of Output Files.
Examples of PSpice Simulations.
PSpice Schematics.
Importing Microsim Schematics in OrCAD Capture.Defiing Output VariablesDC Sweep and Transient Analysis.
AC Analysis.
Output Markers.
Noise Analysis.Voltage and Current SourcesSources Modeling.
Independent Sources.
Dependent Sources.
Behavioral Device Modeling.Passive ElementsModeling of Elements.
Operating Temperature.
RLC Elements.
Magnetic Elements and Transformers.
Lossless Transmission Lines.
Switches.Dot CommandsModels.
Types of Output.
Operating Temperature and End of Circuit.
Options.
DC Analysis.
AC Analysis.
Noise Analysis.
Transient Analysis.
Fourier Analysis.
Monte Carlo Analysis.
Sensitivity and Worst-Case Analysis.Diode RectifiersDiode Model.
Diode Statement.
Diode Characteristics.
Diode Parameters.
Diode Rectifirs.
Laboratory Experiments.DC–DC ConvertersDC Switch Chopper.
BJT SPICE Model.
BJT Parameters.
Examples of BJT DC–DC Converters.
MOSFET Choppers.
MOSFET Parameters.
Examples of MOSFET DC–DC Converters.
IGBT Model.
Examples of IGBT DC−DC Converters.
Laboratory Experiment.Pulse Width–Modulated InvertersVoltage-Source Inverters.
Current-Source Inverters.
DC Link Inverters.
Laboratory Experiments.Resonant-Pulse InvertersResonant-Pulse Inverters.
Zero-Current Switching Converters.
Zero-Voltage Switching Converter.
Laboratory Experiments.
Controlled Rectifiers.AC Thyristor Model.
Controlled Rectifirs.
Examples of Controlled Rectifirs.
Switched Thyristor DC Model.
GTO Thyristor Model.
Example of Forced-Commutated Rectifirs.
Laboratory Experiments.AC Voltage ControllersAC Thyristor Model.
Phase-Controlled AC Voltage Controllers.
Examples of Phase-Controlled AC Voltage Controllers.
AC Voltage Controllers with PWM Control.
Cycloconverters.
Laboratory Experiments.Control ApplicationsOp-Amp Circuits.
Control Systems.
Signal Conditioning Circuits.
Closed-Loop Current Control.Characteristics of Electrical MotorsDC Motor Characteristics.
Induction Motor Characteristics.Simulation Errors, Convergence Problems, and Other DiffiultiesLarge Circuits.
Running Multiple Circuits.
Large Outputs.
Long Transient Runs.
Convergence.
Analysis Accuracy.
Negative Component Values.
Power-Switching Circuits.
Floating Nodes.
Nodes with Fewer than Two Connections.
Voltage Source and Inductor Loops.
Running PSpice Files on SPICE.
Running SPICE Files on PSpice.
Using Earlier Version of Schematics.