Impact of hybrid multilevel modulation strategies on input and output harmonic performances

IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 967-977

  Rech, Cassiano ^a   Pinheiro, José Renes ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDADE REGIONAL DO NOROESTE DO ESTADO DO RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA MARIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Harmonic analysis; Multilevel systems; Multipulse converters

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC INVERTERS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; HARMONIC ANALYSIS; HARMONIC DISTORTION; MODULATION;

HYBRID MULTILEVEL INVERTER; HYBRID MULTILEVEL MODULATION; MULTIPULSE CONVERTER;

POWER CONVERTERS;

EID: 34248648473     PISSN: 08858993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPEL.2006.890010     Document Type: Article

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