WTHD-optimal staircase modulation of single-phase multilevel inverters

2005 IEEE International Conference on Electric Machines and Drives

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 1341-1344

  Diong, B ^a   Corzine, K ^b  

^a Christian University   (United States)

^b Architectural and Environmental Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC DISTORTION; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; HARMONIC ANALYSIS; NATURAL FREQUENCIES;

MULTILEVEL INVERTERS; OUTPUT VOLTAGE; TRIPLEN HARMONICS;

ELECTRIC INVERTERS;

EID: 33749041779     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/iemdc.2005.195896     Document Type: Conference Paper

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