The forward converter: Extension to include synchronous rectifiers and current doublers

INTELEC, International Telecommunications Energy Conference (Proceedings)

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 40-47

  Dong Tan, F ^a  

^a NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRIC RECTIFIERS; SYNCHRONOUS MACHINERY;

CURRENT DOUBLERS (CD); SYNCHRONOUS RECTIFIERS (SR);

ELECTRIC CONVERTERS;

EID: 0036907367     PISSN: 02750473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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