A series-connected three-level inverter topology for medium-voltage squirrel-cage motor drive applications

IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 179-186

  Mukherjee, Suvajit ^a   Poddar, Gautam ^b  

^a Emerson Network Power   (United States)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Medium voltage ac drives; Multilevel converter topologies

Indexed keywords

AC DRIVES; DYNAMIC PERFORMANCE; HIGH-VOLTAGE INVERTER; HIGHER ORDER; INVERTER TOPOLOGIES; MEDIUM VOLTAGE; MEDIUM VOLTAGE DRIVES; MOTOR DRIVE APPLICATIONS; MOTOR TERMINALS; MOTOR VOLTAGE; MULTI-STEP; MULTILEVEL CONVERTER; MULTILEVEL INVERTER; PULSE-WIDTH-MODULATED; PWM TECHNIQUES; ROTOR SHAFTS; SERIES CONNECTIONS; SINGLE-PHASE INVERTERS; SQUIRREL CAGE INDUCTION MOTOR; SQUIRREL-CAGE; THREE-LEVEL INVERTER TOPOLOGY; THREE-LEVEL INVERTERS; VOLTAGE SPIKES;

AC MOTORS; COUNTING CIRCUITS; ELECTRIC DRIVES; HEATING; INDUCTION MOTORS; MINING; MOTORS; PULSE MODULATION; PULSE WIDTH MODULATION; SQUIRREL CAGE MOTORS;

TOPOLOGY;

EID: 76249085896     PISSN: 00939994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TIA.2009.2036283     Document Type: Conference Paper

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