A novel protection scheme for three-level converter based on monitoring flying capacitor voltage

Conference Proceedings - IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition - APEC

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 790-795

  Sheng, Honggane ^a   Wang, Fred ^a   Tipton, C W ^b  

^a Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University   (United States)

^b U S ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Converter protection; Flying capacitor; Shoot through; Three level dc dc converter

Indexed keywords

CAPACITANCE; CAPACITORS; DIELECTRIC DEVICES; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT; ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEM PROTECTION; ENERGY STORAGE; EXHIBITIONS; FAULT DETECTION; POWER ELECTRONICS; SWITCHES; SYSTEMS ENGINEERING;

ABNORMAL PHENOMENON; CONVERTER PROTECTION; FLYING CAPACITOR; FLYING CAPACITORS; INPUT VOLTAGES; OVER VOLTAGES; POWER STAGES; PROTECTION METHODS; PROTECTION SCHEMES; RESONANT CONVERTERS; SHOOT-THROUGH; SIMULATION ANALYSIS; SYSTEM FAILURES; SYSTEM FAULTS; SYSTEM RELIABILITY; THREE-LEVEL; THREE-LEVEL CONVERTERS; THREE-LEVEL DC-DC CONVERTER; UNBALANCED VOLTAGES; VOLTAGE UNBALANCES;

ELECTRIC BREAKDOWN;

EID: 49249099567     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/APEC.2008.4522811     Document Type: Conference Paper

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