AC/DC converter with medium frequency link for railway traction application. Evaluation of semiconductor losses and operating limits

SPEEDAM 2010 - International Symposium on Power Electronics, Electrical Drives, Automation and Motion

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 1706-1711

  Casarin, Jérémy ^a,b   Ladoux, Philippe ^a,b   Martin, Jérémy ^a,b   Chauchat, Bertrand ^a  

^a ALSTOM   (France)

^b Laboratoire Plasma et Conversion d'Energie   (France)

Author keywords

Power electronics; Power semiconductor switches; Rail transportation electronics

Indexed keywords

AC POWER SUPPLIES; AC/DC CONVERTERS; MEDIUM FREQUENCIES; OPERATING LIMIT; POWER SEMICONDUCTOR SWITCHES; RAIL TRANSPORTATION ELECTRONICS; RAILWAY TRACTION; SEMICONDUCTOR LOSS; SOFT COMMUTATION; SWITCHING CONDITIONS; SWITCHING LOSS; TEST BENCHES;

ELECTRIC SWITCHGEAR; RAILROADS; RAILS; SEMICONDUCTOR SWITCHES; SOFT SWITCHING; TRACTION (FRICTION);

POWER ELECTRONICS;

EID: 77956580270     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/SPEEDAM.2010.5544860     Document Type: Conference Paper

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