Introductory Chapter: Electric Power Conversion

Abstract

The introductory chapter has in view an incursion in discovering electricity, how can be handled, and the future of it. The chapter starts with the ancient discovery of electricity. Starting from the Kite experiment to the energy use of lightning is mentioned in the New Discoveries in the Electricity section. Moreover, the current path from the electrostatic machine to ion wind propulsion system is mentioned in the same section. A short history of energy conversion technology is described in the forthcoming section. Different electric power conversion technologies are mentioned. The possible pathways of the future electric power conversion are mentioned. Some ideas about electric power conversion development are mentioned at the end of this chapter.