High-Speed generator and multilevel converter for energy recovery in automotive systems

IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 2678-2688

  Crescimbini, Fabio ^a   Lidozzi, Alessandro ^a   Solero, Luca ^a  

^a ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

AC DC power converters; Automotive applications; Digital control; Generators; Internal combustion engines; Permanent magnet machines; Power conversion harmonics; Power MOSFET; Variable speed drives

Indexed keywords

AC-DC POWER CONVERTERS; AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATIONS; DIGITAL CONTROL; PERMANENT-MAGNET MACHINE; POWER CONVERSION HARMONICS; POWER MOSFET; VARIABLE SPEED;

AC GENERATOR MOTORS; DIGITAL CONTROL SYSTEMS; GAS GENERATORS; POWER CONVERTERS; VARIABLE SPEED DRIVES;

AC GENERATORS;

EID: 84857435638     PISSN: 02780046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TIE.2011.2160513     Document Type: Article

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