A novel multilevel converter structure integrated into power systems and its performance evaluation

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

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages

  Watson, A J ^a   Dang, H Q S ^a   Wheeler, P W ^a   Clare, J C ^a   Mondal, G ^a   Rufer, A R ^b   Kenzelmann, S ^b   De Novaes, Y ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b EPFL   (Switzerland)

^c ABB SWITZERLAND LTD   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Control methods for electrical systems; Distributed power; High voltage power converters; Power management

Indexed keywords

CONTROL APPROACH; CONTROL METHODS FOR ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS; DISTRIBUTED POWER; ELECTRICITY NETWORKS; HIGH VOLTAGE POWER CONVERTERS; MULTILEVEL CONVERTER; PERFORMANCE EVALUATION; POWER FLOW CONTROLS; POWER MANAGEMENTS; POWER SYSTEMS; PROTOTYPE CONVERTER; SYSTEM CONTROL; TECHNICAL CHALLENGES;

ELECTRIC POWER MEASUREMENT; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY; POWER ELECTRONICS; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

POWER CONVERTERS;

EID: 72949103085     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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