Analysis and diagnosis of open-circuit faults in matrix converters

IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1648-1661

  Cruz, Sérgio M A ^a,b   Ferreira, Marco ^b,c   Mendes, André M S ^a   Cardoso, Antnio J Marques ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO DE TELECOMUNICAÇÕES   (Portugal)

^c Eneida   (Portugal)

Author keywords

ACAC power conversion; fault diagnosis; matrix converters (MCs); modulated error voltages (MEVs); open circuit faults; power electronics; reliability

Indexed keywords

FAILURE ANALYSIS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; MATRIX CONVERTERS; POWER ELECTRONICS; RELIABILITY; TIMING CIRCUITS;

AC-AC POWER CONVERSION; BIDIRECTIONAL SWITCH; CONTINUOUS MONITORING; ERROR VOLTAGE; MATRIX CONVERTER (MCS); OPEN CIRCUIT FAULTS; STEADY STATE AND TRANSIENTS; VOLTAGE TRANSFER RATIO;

FAULT DETECTION;

EID: 79954488114     PISSN: 02780046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TIE.2010.2098356     Document Type: Article

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