Analysis of common-mode voltage in utility-interactive fuel cell power conditioners

IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 20-27

  Palma, Leonardo ^a   Todorovic, Maja Harfman ^b   Enjeti, Prasad N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

^b Texas AandM University   (United States)

Author keywords

Common mode current; Common mode voltage; Fuel cell; Utility interactive

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC GROUNDING; ELECTRIC INVERTERS; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE; SOIL CONDITIONERS; SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS (SOFC);

COMMON-MODE CURRENT; COMMON-MODE VOLTAGE; CONVERTER TOPOLOGIES; CURRENT REGULATIONS; DC-AC CONVERTERS; ELECTRO MAGNETIC INTERFERENCES; ELECTROSTATIC POTENTIALS; FUEL CELL POWER CONDITIONERS; FUEL CELL STACKS; FUEL-CELL; FULL LOADS; GROUND CURRENTS; GROUND-FAULT PROTECTIONS; HIGH FREQUENCIES; MITIGATION METHODS; NEUTRAL SHIFTS; NO LOADS; POWER CONDITIONERS; PULSE-WIDTH-MODULATION; SAFE OPERATIONS; UTILITY INTERACTIVE; UTILITY INTERFACES; VOLTAGE VARIATIONS;

CELLS;

EID: 62249182338     PISSN: 02780046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TIE.2008.2004382     Document Type: Article

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