Motor winding problems: Caused by inverter drivers

IEEE Industry Applications Magazine

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 22-31

  Fenger, Mark ^a   Campbell, Steven R ^a   Pedersen, Jan ^b  

^a Iris Power LP   (Canada)

^b Techwise A/S   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATHODE RAY OSCILLOSCOPES; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ELECTRIC DRIVES; ELECTRIC INSULATING COATINGS; ELECTRIC INVERTERS; ELECTRIC MOTORS; ELECTRIC SURGES; VOLTAGE MEASUREMENT; WAVEFORM ANALYSIS;

INVERTER-FED DRIVES (IFD);

STATORS;

EID: 0037818637     PISSN: 10772618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MIA.2003.1206913     Document Type: Review

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