Application of IGCT in high-power rectifiers

IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1628-1636

  Suh, Yongsug ^a   Steimer, Peter K ^b  

^a Chonbuk National University   (South Korea)

^b ABB SWITZERLAND LTD   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

AC DC power conversion; Integrated gate commutated thyristor (IGCT); Medium voltage; Rectifier; Three level dc dc converter

Indexed keywords

AC-DC POWER CONVERSION; INTEGRATED GATE COMMUTATED THYRISTOR (IGCT); MEDIUM VOLTAGE; RECTIFIER; THREE-LEVEL DC/DC CONVERTER;

ELECTRIC LOAD FLOW; ELECTRIC POWER MEASUREMENT; ELECTRIC SWITCHGEAR; POWER CONVERTERS; THYRISTORS; TOPOLOGY;

ELECTRIC RECTIFIERS;

EID: 70349967979     PISSN: 00939994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TIA.2009.2027186     Document Type: Article

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