State the applications of power electronics.

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Applications of power electronics:  Solid-state controllers for home appliances  Light dimmers in home and theatres  Switch-mode-power-supply (SMPS) and Uninterruptible-power-supply (UPS)  Power supply for air-craft, space shuttle and satellites  AC and DC drives in rolling mills, paper mills, textile mills, cement mills etc.  Solid-state-controllers for mine winders, cranes, elevators, lifts, excavators etc.  Solid-state-controllers for traction vehicles.  Power control in chemical processes, metallurgical processes.  HVDC transmission  Active power filters and reactive power compensators in power system  Static circuit breakers  High voltage supplies for electrostatic precipitators, X-ray machines.

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Power electronics applications are extended to various fields such as:

1. Aerospace,

2. Automotive electrical and electronic systems,

3. commercial,

4. industrial,

5. residential,

6. telecommunication,

7. transportation,

8. utility systems,

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