A hybrid multilevel inverter topology for an open-end winding induction-motor drive using two-level inverters in series with a capacitor-fed H-bridge cell

IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics

Volumn 57, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 3707-3714

  Sivakumar, K ^a   Das, Anandarup ^a   Ramchand, Rijil ^a   Patel, Chintan ^a   Gopakumar, K ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

H bridge; multilevel inverter; open end winding induction motor (IM) drive

Indexed keywords

CAPACITOR BANK; CAPACITOR VOLTAGES; CLAMPING DIODE; FIVE LEVEL INVERTER; H-BRIDGE CELLS; H-BRIDGES; HYBRID MULTILEVEL INVERTER; IM DRIVE; INDUCTION MOTOR DRIVE; INVERTER SYSTEM; INVERTER TOPOLOGIES; MULTILEVEL INVERTER; NEUTRAL POINT CLAMPED INVERTERS; OPEN-END WINDINGS; OPERATING CONDITION; OVERMODULATION REGION; SWITCH FAILURE; THREE-LEVEL INVERTERS; VECTOR COMBINATIONS; VOLTAGE RATINGS;

ELECTRIC DRIVES; ELECTRIC INVERTERS; INDUCTION MOTORS; TOPOLOGY; VECTOR SPACES; WINDING;

CAPACITORS;

EID: 77958002592     PISSN: 02780046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TIE.2010.2040565     Document Type: Article

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