A space vector modulated STATCOM based on a three-level neutral point clamped converter

IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 1029-1039

  Saeedifard, Maryam ^a   Nikkhajoei, Hassan ^a,b   Iravani, Reza ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

Author keywords

Control design; Dynamic model; Multilevel converter; Space vector modulation; Static compensator (STATCOM)

Indexed keywords

CAPACITORS; CONTROL SYSTEM SYNTHESIS; ELECTRIC CONVERTERS; REACTIVE POWER; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

HARMONIC SPECTRUM; NEUTRAL POINT CLAMPED CONVERTER; SPACE VECTOR MODULATION; STATIC COMPENSATOR; VOLTAGE BALANCE;

VOLTAGE CONTROL;

EID: 34147165596     PISSN: 08858977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPWRD.2007.893448     Document Type: Article

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