Modular ETO Voltage Source Converter enables low cost FACTS controller applications

2006 IEEE PES Power Systems Conference and Exposition, PSCE 2006 - Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 792-796

  Huang, Alex Q ^a   Chen, Bin ^a   Tewari, Karen ^a   Du, Zhong ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Emitter turn off (ETO) thyristor; FACTS; Heatpipe; Modular controller; Modular converter; Reliability; Scalability; Thermal; Voltage source converter (VSC)

Indexed keywords

EMITTER TURN-OFF THYRISTOR; FACTS; MODULAR CONVERTER; THERMAL; VOLTAGE SOURCE CONVERTER (VSC);

CONTROLLERS; ELECTRIC SWITCHGEAR; ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; HEAT PIPES; POWER CONVERTERS; POWER ELECTRONICS; POWER TRANSMISSION; RELIABILITY; SCALABILITY; THYRISTORS;

ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION;

EID: 63149124528     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/PSCE.2006.296416     Document Type: Conference Paper

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