On the reliability of distributed power systems: A macro- to micro- level overview using a parallel dc-dc converter

PESC Record - IEEE Annual Power Electronics Specialists Conference

Volumn 2, Issue , 2002, Pages 809-814

  Mazumder, Sudip K ^a   Shenai, Krishna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Distributed power system (DPS); Load sharing; Parallel dc dc converters; Power electronics; Reliability; Semiconductors; Soft switching; Voltage regulated module (VRM)

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS; RELIABILITY; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; STATISTICAL METHODS; SWITCHING;

LOAD SHARING; PARALLEL-DC-DC CONVERTERS; POWER ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS; SOFT SWITCHING; VOLTAGE-REGULATED MODULE;

ELECTRIC CONVERTERS;

EID: 0036443009     PISSN: 02759306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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