Generalized multilevel inverter topology with self voltage balancing

Conference Record - IAS Annual Meeting (IEEE Industry Applications Society)

Volumn 3, Issue , 2000, Pages 2024-2031

  Peng, Fang Z ^a  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPACITOR CLAMPED MULTILEVEL INVERTER; DC VOLTAGE; DIODE CLAMPED MULTILEVEL INVERTER; MULTILEVEL INVERTER TOPOLOGY; SELF VOLTAGE BALANCING;

CAPACITORS; ELECTRIC NETWORK ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC NETWORK TOPOLOGY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; POWER CONVERTERS; SEMICONDUCTOR DIODES;

ELECTRIC INVERTERS;

EID: 0034501579     PISSN: 01972618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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