Evolution of power electronics

Conference Proceedings - IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition - APEC

Volumn 1, Issue , 1999, Pages 3-9

  Wilson, Thomas G ^a  

^a Wilmore Electronics Co   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIC AMPLIFIERS; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; THYRATRONS;

POWER SEMICONDUCTORS;

POWER ELECTRONICS;

EID: 0032647470     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: None    
DOI: 10.1109/apec.1999.749482     Document Type: Article

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