Multilevel converters for high fundamental frequency application

2009 13th European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications, EPE '09

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages

  D'Errico, L ^a   Lidozzi, A ^a   Serrao, V ^a   Solero, L ^a  

^a ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Harmonics; High frequency power converter; High speed drive; Multilevel converters

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS; ENERGY RECOVERING; EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS; FUNDAMENTAL FREQUENCIES; HIGH FREQUENCY POWER CONVERTER; HIGH SPEED DRIVES; MULTILEVEL CONVERTER; NEUTRAL POINT CLAMPED CONVERTERS; POWER SWITCHES; SIMULATION MODEL; SINE-WAVE; THREE-PHASE CONVERTER; WAVE FORMS;

AUTOMOBILE ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY; POWER CONVERTERS; POWER ELECTRONICS; SIMULATORS;

ELECTRIC DRIVES;

EID: 72949083987     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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