The essence of three-phase PFC rectifier systemspart i

IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 176-198

  Kolar, Johann W ^a   Friedli, Thomas ^a,b  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b ABB SWITZERLAND LTD   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

AC DC converter; boost; buck; overview; PFC rectifier; power factor correction (PFC); pulsewidth modulation (PWM) rectifier; rectifier; review; Swiss rectifier; three phase

Indexed keywords

AC-DC CONVERTERS; BOOST; BUCK; OVERVIEW; PFC RECTIFIER; POWER FACTOR CORRECTIONS; PULSE-WIDTH MODULATION RECTIFIERS; RECTIFIER; SWISS RECTIFIER; THREE-PHASE;

ELECTRIC POWER FACTOR; ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS; LOADING; MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION; POWER CONVERTERS; PULSE WIDTH MODULATION; REVIEWS;

ELECTRIC RECTIFIERS;

EID: 84866486936     PISSN: 08858993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPEL.2012.2197867     Document Type: Article

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