Three-level SNPC commutation cell: Features and control

IEEE International Symposium on Industrial Electronics

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 44-49

  Floricau, D ^a   Floricau, E ^a   Gateau, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY POLITEHNICA OF BUCHAREST   (Romania)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL ELECTRONICS; PULSE WIDTH MODULATION;

FLYING CAPACITOR; LOSS DISTRIBUTION; NEUTRAL POINT CLAMPED; OPERATING MODES; PWM STRATEGY; STACKED CELLS; STRUCTURAL MODIFICATIONS; THREE-LEVEL;

CYTOLOGY;

EID: 57849140327     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ISIE.2008.4677034     Document Type: Conference Paper

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