An AC-to-DC Converter with High Quality Input Waveforms

IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications

Volumn IA-19, Issue 4, 1983, Pages 586-599

  Kocher, Mark J ^a   Steigerwald, Robert L ^a  

^a GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTROL SYSTEMS; TRANSISTORS, FIELD EFFECT;

ELECTRIC CONVERTERS;

EID: 0020793590     PISSN: 00939994     EISSN: 19399367     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TIA.1983.4504259     Document Type: Article

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