Primary-side-converter-assisted soft-switching scheme for an AC/AC converter in a cycloconverter-type high-frequency-link inverter

IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics

Volumn 58, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 4161-4166

  Mazumder, Sudip K ^a   Rathore, Akshay K ^b  

^a 1120 Science and Engineering Offices   (United States)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

AC AC converter; alternative; cycloconverter; energy sources; fuel cell; high frequency; high frequency link; inverter; photovoltaic; renewable; zero voltage switching (ZVS)

Indexed keywords

AC/AC CONVERTER; ALTERNATIVE; CYCLOCONVERTERS; ENERGY SOURCE; HIGH FREQUENCY; HIGH FREQUENCY HF; INVERTER; PHOTOVOLTAIC; RENEWABLE; ZERO VOLTAGE SWITCHING (ZVS);

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; FUEL CELLS; SOFT SWITCHING;

ZERO VOLTAGE SWITCHING;

EID: 80051731469     PISSN: 02780046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TIE.2010.2098375     Document Type: Article

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