Novel switching sequences for a space-vector-modulated three-level inverter

IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 1477-1487

  Das, Soumitra ^a   Narayanan, G ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

Harmonic analysis; harmonic distortion; multilevel inverter; neutral point clamped (NPC) inverter; pulsewidth modulation; space vector; stator flux ripple; voltage source inverter

Indexed keywords

MULTILEVEL INVERTER; NEUTRAL POINT CLAMPED; SPACE VECTOR; STATOR FLUX RIPPLE; VOLTAGE SOURCE INVERTER;

COUNTING CIRCUITS; ELECTRIC INVERTERS; HARMONIC ANALYSIS; HARMONIC DISTORTION; MODULATION; PULSE WIDTH MODULATION; SWITCHING; VECTORS;

VECTOR SPACES;

EID: 80155170004     PISSN: 02780046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TIE.2011.2163373     Document Type: Article

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