Books in the Electrical and Computer Engineering series

This book documents the significant progress in studies concerning linear circuits and systems, including their applications to digital filters, in Japan. It considers rational approximations in circuit and system theory and deals with the digital lattice filters used in digital signal processing.

Covering applications in conventional, hybrid-electric, and electric vehicles, this book includes an overview of automotive power systems, discusses semiconductor devices, sensors, and other components, explains different power electronic converters, and examines electric machines and associated drives.

Presents a fundamental understanding of concepts and techniques essential for systematically defining and manufacturing a receiver that is flexible yet functional in world. This title offers an introduction to communications and the role of receivers in conveying information.

Presents and compares the fundamental theories and techniques of placement and routing and provides approaches to solving specific problems. Focusing on reliable methods for good manufacturing capability, this work discusses the mathematical basis for placement and routing, including set, combinatorial and graph theories.

"A very good book for the serious power supply designer, even if he does things other than make switch-mode supplies." ---Electronic Engineering Times

Offers an outline of the tribological behavior of electrical contacts. This examines analytical models and techniques, as well as the methodologies and tools used to assess and maintain the reliability of a broad class of moving and permanent electrical contacts in many technological devices.

The electric relay is one of the most frequently used devices in modern technological systems. This book contains a description of electrical relays, their principles of operation, and applications for various basic types. It discusses the issues of design and the operation principles of relay components for complicated types of relays.

Showing the relation of physics to circuit interruption technology, this title describes for engineers the switching phenomena, test procedures, and applications of modern, high-voltage circuit breakers, especially SF, gas-blast, and the vacuum types used in medium-voltage ranges.

Features comprehensive coverage of noise and vibration of electric motors, including permanent magnet synchronous motors. This book provides examples of analytical, numerical, and statistical methods for noise analysis, describing statistical energy analysis principles and their applications.

A comprehensive manual covering all significant aspects of the field, emphasing basic explanations of motor behaviour, deriving important equations and relationships required to analyze, design and apply polyphase induction motors and shows how to apply working equations to real-life situations with examples.

Examines key aspects of the finite element method (FEM) for electromagnetic analysis of low-frequency electrical devices. This reference examines phenomena such as nonlinearity, mechanical force, electrical circuit coupling, vibration, heat, and movement for applications in the electrical, nuclear, aeronautics, and transportation industries.

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This book focuses on the properties and configuration of the ceramic which facilitates proper application of material to the task at hand. It is intended for workers in electronics, ceramics, computers, or telecommunications fields, to broaden their expertise in the area of electronic ceramics.

Presenting statistical and stochastic methods for the analysis and design of technological systems in engineering and applied areas, this work documents developments in statistical modelling, identification, estimation and signal processing. It also covers such topics as subspace methods, stochastic realization and state space modelling.

Demonstrating techniques for on-the-job use, troubleshooting, and time conservation, this work provides comprehensive coverage of the design, problem solving, and specifications of electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) into electrical equipment/systems, including information on diagnostic options for preventing EMI through cost-effective solutions.

Suitable for graduate and postgraduate students, this volume emphasizes practical designs and applications of distributed computer control systems. It demonstrates how to improve plant productivity and enhance product quality.

This textbook is intended to introduce the student of electronics to the fundamentals of digital circuits, both combinational and sequential, in a reasonable and systematic manner. It proceeds from basic logic concepts to circuits and designs.

A practical guide for design engineers especially those involved with digital/analog interfaces to how analog switches and multiplexers work, how to design with them, and how to select the best device for a particular application.

This book is about systolic signal processing systems: networks of signal processors with efficient data flow between the processors. It is written for students, engineers, and managers who wish a concise introduction to the key concepts and future directions of systolic processor architectures.

This third edition illustrates the integration of the industry standard software as a tool for design verification and as a theoretical laboratory bench. The book presents examples of all types of power converters as well as circuits with linear and nonlinear inductors. A new chapter covers multi-level converters. Assuming no prior knowledge of SPICE or PSPICE simulation, the text provides detailed step-by-step instructions on how to draw a schematic of a circuit, execute simulations, and view or plot the output results. It also includes suggestions for laboratory experiments and design problems that can be used for student homework assignments.

Analyzes various phases of the electronic product design process, including management, planning, quality control, design, manufacturing, and automation. This book is suitable for students and professionals in such fields as electronics, manufacturing, circuit design, computer science.

Demonstrates the construction of permanent magnet (PM) motor drives and supplies ready-to-implement solutions to common roadblocks along the way. This book also supplies fundamental equations and calculations for determining and evaluating system performance, efficiency, reliability, and cost. It explores modern computer-aided design of PM motors.

Incorporating a multiplicity of techniques and angles of attack, this title describes developments in the structure, architecture, programming, control, and implementation of industrial robots capable of performing intelligent action and decision making.

Presents basic theories, techniques, and procedures used to analyze, design, and implement two-dimensional filters; and surveys a number of applications in image and seismic data processing that demonstrate their use in real-world signal processing.

Examines various aspects of integrated circuit design, fabrication, assembly and test processes as they relate to quality and reliability. This work discusses: circuit design technology trends; sources of error in wafer fabrication and assembly; avenues of contamination; IC packaging methods; and, in-line process monitors and test structures.

Presents traditional methods and modern techniques of incorporating the computer into closed-loop dynamic systems control, combining conventional transfer function design and state variable concepts. This work offers coverage of the Ragazzini technique, and describes digital filtering, including Butterworth prototype filters.

Covering various areas of distribution engineering, this reference work examines the behavior of utilities. It provides the practical knowledge necessary to solve real-world distribution problems.