Active gate voltage control of bidirectional switches used in AC-AC converters

PESC Record - IEEE Annual Power Electronics Specialists Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 690-696

  Idir, N ^a   Franchaud, J J ^a   Bausiere R ^a  

^a UNIV LILLE   (France)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROLYSIS; SWITCHES; SWITCHING CIRCUITS; VOLTAGE CONTROL; VOLTAGE REGULATORS;

AC-AC CONVERTERS; BI-DIRECTIONAL SWITCHES; CLOSED LOOPS; CONTROL VOLTAGES; GATE TRANSISTORS; GATE VOLTAGES; OVER CURRENTS; OVER VOLTAGES; RATE-OF-RISE; SAFE CONTROL; SHORT-CIRCUIT CURRENTS; SWITCHING DEVICES; SWITCHING OPERATIONS; VOLTAGE LEVELS;

POWER ELECTRONICS;

EID: 48349146428     PISSN: 02759306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/PESC.2007.4342070     Document Type: Conference Paper

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