Laboratory scale prototype of a power electronic transformer for traction applications

Proceedings of the 2011 14th European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications, EPE 2011

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages

  Dujic, Drazen ^a   Mester, Akos ^b   Chaudhuri, Toufann ^b   Coccia, Antonio ^a   Canales, Francisco ^a   Steinke, Juergen K ^b  

^a ABB CORPORATE RESEARCH   (Switzerland)

^b ABB SWITZERLAND LTD   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Multilevel converters; Rail vehicle; Resonant converter; Traction application

Indexed keywords

APPLICATION FIELDS; HIGH-POWER SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; LABORATORY SCALE; LOW FREQUENCY; MEDIUM FREQUENCIES; MEDIUM VOLTAGE; MULTILEVEL CONVERTER; POWER ELECTRONIC CONVERTERS; POWER ELECTRONIC TRANSFORMER; RAIL VEHICLE; RESONANT CONVERTERS; TRACTION APPLICATION; TRACTION APPLICATIONS; VOLUME REDUCTIONS;

HIGH FREQUENCY TRANSFORMERS; MAGNETIC MATERIALS; POWER ELECTRONICS; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURES; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; TRACTION (FRICTION);

POWER TRANSFORMERS;

EID: 80053520011     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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