Naturally-Commutated Cycloconverter versus Rectifier-Inverter Pair for Grid-Connected Distributed Power Generation Based on High-Speed Microturbines

IECON Proceedings (Industrial Electronics Conference)

Volumn 1, Issue , 2003, Pages 764-769

  Kazerani, Mehrdad ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Distributed Power Generation; Frequency changer; Microturbine; Naturally commutated cycloconverter (NCC); Rectifier inverter pair

Indexed keywords

DISTRIBUTED POWER GENERATION; MICROTURBINES; NATURALLY-COMMUTATED CYCLOCONVERTER (NCC); RECTIFIER-INVERTER PAIR;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COSTS; DURABILITY; ELECTRIC NETWORK TOPOLOGY; ELECTRICITY; FREQUENCY CONVERTERS; POWER CONTROL; RELIABILITY; ROBUSTNESS (CONTROL SYSTEMS); TURBINES; VOLTAGE MEASUREMENT;

ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION;

EID: 1442304803     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IECON.2003.1280079     Document Type: Conference Paper

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