Troubleshooting and fixing of inverter driven induction motor bearing currents in existing plants of large size - An evaluation of possible mitigation techniques in practical applications

Conference Proceedings - IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition - APEC

Volumn 2006, Issue , 2006, Pages 225-230

  Guttowski, S ^a   Weber, S ^a   Schinkel, M ^a   John, W ^a   Reichl, H ^b  

^a FRAUNHOFER IZM   (Germany)

^b Berlin Center of Advanced Packaging   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEARING CURRENTS; TROUBLESHOOTING;

ELECTRIC CURRENTS; INDUCTION MOTORS; NETWORKS (CIRCUITS); ROTORS;

ELECTRIC INVERTERS;

EID: 33749528198     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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