Improvement of Input Power Factor in AC Choppers Using Asymmetrical PWM Technique

IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 1995, Pages 179-185

  Jang, Do Hyun ^a   Choe, Gyu Ha ^b  

^a Hoseo University   (South Korea)

^b Konkuk University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOPPERS (CIRCUITS); COMPUTER SIMULATION; CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; ELECTRIC DISTORTION; ELECTRIC VARIABLES CONTROL; ELECTRIC WAVEFORMS; HARMONIC GENERATION; PHASE SHIFT; PULSE WIDTH MODULATION; SWITCHING FUNCTIONS;

AC CHOPPERS; DIGITAL SIMULATION; INPUT POWER FACTOR; PHASE ANGLE CONTROL; POWER CIRCUIT;

ELECTRIC POWER FACTOR;

EID: 0029287716     PISSN: 02780046     EISSN: 15579948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/41.370384     Document Type: Article

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