Minor-loop gain as a source of information on robust stability and transient performance in an interconnected system

EPE Journal (European Power Electronics and Drives Journal)

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 28-35

  Karppanen, Matti ^a   Suntio, Teuvo ^b  

^a ABB OY   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Internal stability; Minor loop gain; Source interactions; Switched mode converter; Transient performance

Indexed keywords

BUCK CONVERTER; SYSTEM STABILITY;

ARBITRARY INTERFACES; INTERNAL STABILITY; LOOP GAINS; MINOR LOOP; MINOR-LOOP GAIN; ROBUST STABILITY; SOURCE INTERACTION; SOURCES OF INFORMATIONS; SWITCHED-MODE CONVERTERS; TRANSIENT PERFORMANCE;

STABILITY CRITERIA;

EID: 68949184411     PISSN: 09398368     EISSN: 23769319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09398368.2009.11463714     Document Type: Article

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