A controlled PWM AC/DC converter for a high-speed brushless generator for minimum kVA rating

IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 861-868

  Ochije, Kenneth N ^a,b   Pollock, Charles ^a,b  

^a IEEE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUX SWITCHING GENERATOR; HIGH SPEED GENERATORS; PULSE WIDTH MODULATION CONVERTER; SHUNT COMPENSATION;

AC GENERATORS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC INDUCTORS; ELECTRIC LOADS; ELECTRIC POWER FACTOR; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; MACHINE WINDINGS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; PULSE WIDTH MODULATION; SHORT CIRCUIT CURRENTS; WAVEFORM ANALYSIS;

POWER CONVERTERS;

EID: 4344575158     PISSN: 00939994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TIA.2004.827773     Document Type: Article

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