This glossary of power electronics is a list of definitions of terms and concepts related to power electronics in general and power electronic capacitors in particular. For more definitions in electric engineering, see Glossary of electrical and electronics engineering. For terms related to engineering in general, see Glossary of engineering.

The glossary terms fit in the following categories in power electronics:

Electronic power converters; converters, rectifiers, inverters, filters. Electronic power switches and electronic AC power converters; switches and controllers. Essential components of electric power equipment; device, stack, assembly, reactor, capacitor, transformer, AC filter, DC filter, snubber circuit. Circuits and circuit elements of power electronic equipment; arms and connections. Operations within power electronic equipment; commutations, quenchings, controls, angles, factors, states, directions, intervals, periods, frequencies, voltages, breakthroughs and failures, breakdowns, blocking and flows. Properties of power electronic equipment Characteristic curves of power electronic equipment Power supplies

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Overview of electronic power converters

See also Glossary of engineering Glossary of civil engineering Glossary of mechanical engineering Glossary of structural engineering

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Websites

Online Electrotechnical Vocabulary A Glossary of Electrical Terms Electronic Terminology Electronics Glossary Glossary / Dictionary of Electronics Terms

PDFs

Pictorial Glossary Electrical Engineering Dictionary