Quasi-active power factor correction with a variable inductive filter: Theory, design and practice

IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics

Volumn 18, Issue 1 I, 2003, Pages 248-255

  Wölfle, Werner Hugo ^a   Hurley, William Gerard ^b  

^a Convertec Ltd ^*  (Ireland)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Harmonics; Inductors; Power factor correction; Reactive power control; Rectifiers

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC DISTORTION; ELECTRIC FILTERS; ELECTRIC INDUCTORS; ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES TO APPARATUS; ELECTRIC RECTIFIERS; INDUCTANCE; POWER CONTROL; REACTIVE POWER; VOLTAGE CONTROL;

QUASI-ACTIVE POWER FACTOR CORRECTION; REACTIVE POWER CONTROL; VARIABLE INDUCTIVE FILTER;

ELECTRIC POWER FACTOR CORRECTION;

EID: 0345382622     PISSN: 08858993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPEL.2002.807135     Document Type: Article

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