Loss-free balancing circuit for series connection of electrolytic capacitors using an auxiliary switch-mode power supply

IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 221-231

  Grbović, Petar J ^a,b  

^a Schneider Toshiba Inverter Europe   (France)

^b ECOLE CENTRALE DE LILLE   (France)

Author keywords

Active voltage balancing circuit; Electrolytic capacitors; Passive resistive voltage balancing circuit; Standby consumption; Switch mode power supply

Indexed keywords

CAPACITORS; LEAKAGE CURRENTS; PASSIVE NETWORKS; POWER CONVERTERS; SHAPE MEMORY EFFECT; SWITCHED MODE POWER SUPPLIES; TIMING CIRCUITS; VARIABLE SPEED DRIVES;

ACTIVE VOLTAGE; BALANCING TECHNIQUES; RESISTIVE VOLTAGE; SERIES CONNECTIONS; SERVER POWER SUPPLIES; STANDBY CONSUMPTION; SWITCH-MODE POWER SUPPLIES; VOLTAGE SOURCE CONVERTERS;

ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITORS;

EID: 61649107199     PISSN: 08858993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPEL.2008.2005579     Document Type: Article

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