Analysis and optimisation through innovative driving strategy of high power IGBT performances/EMI reduction trade-off for converter systems in railway applications

Microelectronics Reliability

Volumn 44, Issue 9-11, 2004, Pages 1443-1448

  Busatto, G ^a   Fratelli, L ^b   Abbate, C ^a   Manzo, R ^a   Iannuzzo, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASSINO AND SOUTHERN LAZIO   (Italy)

^b ANSALDO ENERGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CONVERTERS; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTRIC POWER UTILIZATION; LARGE SCALE SYSTEMS; MICROPROCESSOR CHIPS; POWER ELECTRONICS; RAILROADS; SWITCHING;

ELECTRO MAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY (EMC); ELECTROMAGNETIC NOISES; POWER DEVICE TECHNOLOGY; POWER ELECTRONIC CONVERTERS;

INSULATED GATE BIPOLAR TRANSISTORS;

EID: 4544251908     PISSN: 00262714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.microrel.2004.07.071     Document Type: Article

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