Three-level three-phase neutral-point-clamped back-to-back converter applied to a wind emulator

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

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages

  Calle, Alejandro ^a   Rocabert, Joan ^a   Busquets Monge, Sergio ^a   Bordonau, Josep ^a   Alepuz, Salvador ^b   Peracaula, Joan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b Escola Universitaria Politecnica de Mataro   (Spain)

Author keywords

Multilevel converters; Three phase systems; Wind energy

Indexed keywords

BACK-TO-BACK CONVERTER; DC-LINK; GRID-SIDE CONVERTER; MODULATION STRATEGY; MULTILEVEL CONVERTER; NEUTRAL-POINT VOLTAGES; POWER FACTORS; ROTOR SPEED; THREE PHASE SYSTEM; THREE-LEVEL; TWO PHASE; WIND ENERGY; WIND POWER GENERATORS;

ELECTRIC CONVERTERS; ELECTRIC POWER FACTOR; PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY; POWER ELECTRONICS;

WIND POWER;

EID: 72949098570     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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