Solid-state tap changers: New configurations and applications

IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 2228-2235

  Gómez Expósito, Antonio ^a   Monroy Berjillos, Darío ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Distribution transformers; Power distribution protection; Solid state switches; Tap changer; Transformers; Voltage control; Voltage regulators

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC NETWORK TOPOLOGY; ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION; ELECTRIC SWITCHES; ELECTRIC TRANSFORMERS; ELECTRIC WINDINGS; VOLTAGE CONTROL; VOLTAGE REGULATORS;

ELECTROMECHANICAL MECHANISMS; POWER DISTRIBUTION PROTECTION; SOLID-STATE SWITCHES; TAP CHANGER;

ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS;

EID: 35148882993     PISSN: 08858977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPWRD.2007.905792     Document Type: Article

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