A simple carrier-based neutral point potential regulator for three-level diode clamped inverter

International Journal of Power Electronics

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-25

  Chaturvedi, P K ^a   Jain, Shailendra ^a   Agrawal, Pramod ^b  

^a MAULANA AZAD NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

Author keywords

DC link voltage; Diode clamped inverter; Neutral point potential regulator; Offset voltage; Sinusoidal pulse width modulation; SPWM; Three level inverter

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CONNECTORS; ELECTRIC INVERTERS; HARMONIC ANALYSIS; HVDC POWER TRANSMISSION; VOLTAGE CONTROL;

DC-LINK VOLTAGES; DIODE CLAMPED INVERTER; NEUTRAL POINT POTENTIAL REGULATORS; OFFSET VOLTAGE; SINUSOIDAL PULSE WIDTH MODULATION; SPWM; THREE-LEVEL INVERTERS;

DIODES;

EID: 84860283486     PISSN: 1756638X     EISSN: 17566398     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJPELEC.2011.037331     Document Type: Article

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