Inverter-FED drives: which motor stators are at risk?

IEEE Industry Applications Magazine

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 17-22

  Stone, Greg ^a   Campbell, Steve ^a   Tereault, Serge ^b  

^a Iris Power LP   (Canada)

^b Sbell Canada of Quebec ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIPOLAR TRANSISTORS; ELECTRIC BREAKDOWN; ELECTRIC INVERTERS; ELECTRIC MACHINE INSULATION; ELECTRIC SURGES; ELECTRODES; LOW PASS FILTERS; PARTIAL DISCHARGES; PULSE GENERATORS; STATORS; TRANSIENTS; VOLTAGE DIVIDERS;

INSULATED GATE BIPOLAR JUNCTION TRANSISTORS; INVERTED FED DRIVES; TURN INSULATION;

ELECTRIC DRIVES;

EID: 0034275724     PISSN: 10772618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/2943.863631     Document Type: Article

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