Performance evaluation of a novel hybrid multipulse rectifier for utility interface of power electronic converters

IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 3030-3041

  de Freitas, Luiz Carlos Gomes ^a   Simões, Marcelo Godoy ^b   Canesin, Carlos Alberto ^c   de Freitas, Luiz Carlos ^d  

^a Centro Federal de Educacao Tecnologica de Goias   (Brazil)

^b Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

^c SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF UBERLÂNDIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

12 pulse rectifiers; AC motor drives; High power drives for trolleybus systems; High power factor three phase rectifiers; Multipulse rectifiers; Tractions applications

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC TRACTION; HARMONIC DISTORTION; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; POWER CONVERTERS; POWER ELECTRONICS; AC GENERATOR MOTORS; AC MOTORS; BRIDGE CIRCUITS; ELECTRIC CONNECTORS; ELECTRIC DRIVES; ELECTRIC POWER FACTOR CORRECTION; RECTIFYING CIRCUITS;

AC MOTOR DRIVES; HIGH POWER DRIVES; MULTIPULSE RECTIFIERS; TROLLEYBUS SYSTEMS;

ELECTRIC RECTIFIERS;

12-PULSE RECTIFIER; AC MOTOR DRIVES; HIGH POWER DRIVES; HIGH POWER FACTOR; MULTI-PULSE RECTIFIERS;

EID: 36248980274     PISSN: 02780046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TIE.2007.907004     Document Type: Article

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