Power conversion is the process of converting power from one form into another. This could include electromechanical or electrochemical processes.

In electrical engineering, power conversion has a more specific meaning, namely converting electric power from one form to another. This could be as simple as a transformer to change the voltage of AC power, but also includes far more complex systems. Power conversion systems often incorporate redundancy and voltage regulation.

Typical types of conversion include:

• DC to DC
• AC to DC (power supply)
  • Rectifier
  • Switched-mode power supply
• DC to AC (inverter)
• AC to AC
  • Transformer/autotransformer
  • Voltage regulator
• Voltage to current (current source)

Certain specialized circuits, such as the flyback transformer for a CRT, can also be considered power converters.

References

• Abraham I. Pressman (1997). Switching Power Supply Design. McGraw-Hill. ISBN 0-070-52236-7.
• Ned Mohan, Tore M. Undeland, William P. Robbins (2002). Power Electronics : Converters, Applications, and Design. Wiley. ISBN 0-471-22693-9.
• Fang Lin Luo, Hong Ye, Muhammad H. Rashid (2005). Power Digital Power Electronics and Applications. Elsevier. ISBN 0-120-88757-6.
• Fang Lin Luo, Hong Ye (2004). Advanced DC/DC Converters. CRC Press. ISBN 0-849-31956-0.
• Mingliang Liu (2006). Demystifying Switched-Capacitor Circuits. Elsevier. ISBN 0-750-67907-7.

External links

• ^*. Digital Power - a leading producer of power supplies.
• ^*. A general description of DC-DC converters.
• Switching Power Supplies Design, PSpice Simulation

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