Multimodular multilevel converters with input/output linearity

IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1214-1219

  Mwinyiwiwa, Bakari ^a   Wolanski, Zbigniew ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

FACTS; Multilevel converters; Multimodules; Phase shifted triangle carriers; SPWM

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION; FEEDBACK; PULSE WIDTH MODULATION; THYRISTORS;

FLEXIBLE ALTERNATING CURRENT TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS (FACTS); MULTIMODULAR MULTILEVEL CONVERTERS; SINUSOIDAL PULSEWIDTH MODULATION (SPWM);

POWER CONVERTERS;

EID: 0031235401     PISSN: 00939994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/28.633799     Document Type: Article

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