Skip to Main Content
Power Electronics and Motor Drives
book

Power Electronics and Motor Drives

by Bogdan M. Wilamowski, J. David Irwin
October 2018
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
1015 pages
40h 24m
English
CRC Press
Content preview from Power Electronics and Motor Drives
29-1
29.1 Introduction
Given that electric lighting is central to modern life and consumes about 20% of global electrical power,
it is remarkable that the relatively primitive incandescent (1870s) and uorescent (1940s) technologies
are still predominant today. Light emitting diodes (LEDs) have emerged as promising lighting devices
for the future. However, LEDs are still primarily restricted to decorative, display, signage, and signaling
applications so far and have not reached the stage of massively entering the general and public illumina-
tion markets. While there has been increasing hope that LED technology may replace energy-inecient
inc ...
Become an O’Reilly member and get unlimited access to this title plus top books and audiobooks from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers, thousands of courses curated by job role, 150+ live events each month,
and much more.
Start your free trial

You might also like

Electric Motors and Drives

Electric Motors and Drives

Austin Hughes

Publisher Resources

ISBN: 9781439802861