Universal multilevel DC-DC converter with variable conversion ratio, high compactness factor and limited isolation feature

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

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 17-23

  Khan, Faisal H ^a   Tolbert, Leon M ^b  

^a Electric Power Research Institute EPRI   (United States)

^b University of Tennessee   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPACITOR-CLAMPED TOPOLOGY; CONVERSION RATIOS; DC CONVERTERS; NUMBER OF COMPONENTS;

CAPACITANCE; CAPACITORS; CONTROL SYSTEM STABILITY; DC-DC CONVERTERS; DIELECTRIC DEVICES; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT; ENERGY STORAGE; EXHIBITIONS; HVDC POWER TRANSMISSION; POWER CONVERTERS;

POWER ELECTRONICS;

EID: 49249101799     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/APEC.2008.4522694     Document Type: Conference Paper

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