New configuration of traction converter with medium-frequency transformer using matrix converters

IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics

Volumn 58, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 5041-5048

  Drábek, Pavel ^a   Peroutka, Zdeněk ^a   Pittermann, Martin ^a   Cédl, Marek ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WEST BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

AC AC converters; locomotive; matrix converters; medium voltage converters; power conversion; rail transportation

Indexed keywords

AC-AC CONVERTERS; MATRIX CONVERTER; MEDIUM-VOLTAGE CONVERTER; POWER CONVERSION; RAIL TRANSPORTATION;

AUTOMOBILE ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; ENGINES; LOCOMOTIVES; POWER CONVERTERS; POWER ELECTRONICS; PROPULSION; RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION; RAILROADS; TOPOLOGY;

TRACTION (FRICTION);

EID: 80052627996     PISSN: 02780046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TIE.2011.2138114     Document Type: Review

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