Testing of low-voltage motor turn insulation intended for pulse-width modulated applications

IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 783-789

  Hudon, C ^a   Amyot, N ^a   Lebey, T ^b   Castelan, P ^b   Kandev, N ^a  

^a HYDRO QUÉBEC   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC DRIVES; ELECTRIC INVERTERS; ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES TO APPARATUS; RELIABILITY; STATORS; STRESSES; THIN FILM DEVICES;

ADJUSTABLE SPEED DRIVES; ELECTRICAL STRESS; LIFETIME MEASUREMENT;

ELECTRIC MACHINE INSULATION;

EID: 0034484230     PISSN: 10709878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/94.891989     Document Type: Article

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