I am presenting this novel book on advances and trends in power electronics and motor
drives to the professional community with the expectation that it will be given the same
wide and enthusiastic acceptance by practicing engineers, R&D professionals, univer-
sity professors, and even graduate students that my other books in this area have. Unlike
the traditional books available in the area of power electronics, this book has a unique
presentation format that makes it convenient for group presentations that use Microsoft’s
PowerPoint software. In fact, a disk is included that has a PowerPoint file on it that is
ready for presentation with the core figures. Presentations can also be organized using
just selected portions of the book
