Multi-level convertors: A real solution to medium/high-voltage drives?

Power Engineering Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 21-26

  Newton, C ^a,b   Sumner, M ^b  

^a Cegelec Projects Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIPOLAR TRANSISTORS; ELECTRIC BREAKDOWN; ELECTRIC INSULATION; ELECTRIC INVERTERS; ELECTRIC NETWORK TOPOLOGY; MACHINE WINDINGS; TRANSIENTS; VARIABLE SPEED DRIVES;

INSULATED GATE BIPOLAR TRANSISTORS; MULTILEVEL CONVERTERS; MULTILEVEL INVERTERS;

POWER CONVERTERS;

EID: 0031998408     PISSN: 09503366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/pe:19980107     Document Type: Article

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