The document discusses various types of AC-AC converters used to convert alternating current (AC) power from one voltage or frequency to another. It describes direct AC-AC converters using thyristors in integral cycle control or phase control configurations. It also discusses indirect AC-AC converters using a DC link or AC link, as well as cycloconverters, three-phase converters, choppers, and matrix converters. Pulse width modulation techniques are used to control the output of single-phase matrix converters.