Failure mechanism and protection strategy of high voltage three-level inverter based on IGCT

Diangong Jishu Xuebao/Transactions of China Electrotechnical Society

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2006, Pages

  Zhao, Zhengming ^a   Zhang, Haitao ^a   Yuan, Liqiang ^a   Bai, Hua ^a   Yang, Zhi ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Failure mechanism; High voltage inverter; IGCT; Protection strategy; Three level

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); MECHANISMS;

FAILURE MECHANISM; HIGH VOLTAGE INVERTER; IGCT; PROTECTION STRATEGY; SAFE OPERATIONAL AREA (SOA); THREE LEVEL;

ELECTRIC INVERTERS;

EID: 33747423233     PISSN: 10006753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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