Modulation of Modular Multilevel Converter for HVDC application

Proceedings of EPE-PEMC 2010 - 14th International Power Electronics and Motion Control Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages

  Solas, E ^a   Abad, G ^a   Barrena, J A ^a   Carcar A ^b   Aurtenetxea, S ^b  

^a MONDRAGON UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

^b Ingeteam Technology SA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HIGH POWER APPLICATIONS; MATLAB-SIMULINK; MODULAR MULTI-LEVEL CONVERTERS; NEW MODULATION; SINGLE PHASE; SUBMODULES; TRANSFORMERLESS;

ELECTRIC CONVERTERS; MODULATION; MOTION CONTROL; MOTION PLANNING;

POWER ELECTRONICS;

EID: 78650370326     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/EPEPEMC.2010.5606876     Document Type: Conference Paper

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