Symmetric GTO and snubber component characterization in PWM current-source inverters

IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 617-625

  Rizzo, Steven C ^a,b   Wu, Bin ^a,c   Sotudeh, Reza ^a,d  

^a IEEE   (Canada)

^b ROCKWELL AUTOMATION   (Canada)

^c RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Current source inverter; Snubber; Symmetric GTO

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC INVERTERS; POWER ELECTRONICS; PULSE WIDTH MODULATION;

CURRENT-SOURCE INVERTERS; GATE TURN-OFF THYRISTORS;

THYRISTORS;

EID: 0032123790     PISSN: 08858993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/63.704127     Document Type: Article

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