Analysis and performance assessment of six-pulse inverter-fed three-phase and six-phase induction machines

IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1487-1495

  Dorrell, David G ^a   Leong, Chee Yeow ^b   McMahon, Richard A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Inverter; Six phase induction motor; Six pulse operation

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC INVERTERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STEPPING MOTORS; TORQUE;

INVERTER EFFICIENCY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SIX-PULSE OPERATING MODE;

INDUCTION MOTORS;

EID: 37849189750     PISSN: 00939994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TIA.2006.882673     Document Type: Article

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