Power electronic traction transformer technology

Conference Proceedings - 2012 IEEE 7th International Power Electronics and Motion Control Conference - ECCE Asia, IPEMC 2012

Volumn 1, Issue , 2012, Pages 636-642

  Dujic, Drazen ^a   Kieferndorf, Frederick ^a   Canales, Francisco ^a   Drofenik, Uwe ^a  

^a ABB SWITZERLAND LTD   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

converter; medium voltage; power electronic transformer; railway; traction

Indexed keywords

APPLICATION FIELDS; CONVERTER; HIGH-POWER SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ISOLATED POWER; LOW FREQUENCY; MEDIUM VOLTAGE; POWER ELECTRONIC TRANSFORMER; RAILWAY; TRACTION APPLICATIONS; TRACTION TRANSFORMER; VOLUME REDUCTIONS;

ELECTRIC TRACTION; ELECTRIC TRANSFORMERS; MAGNETIC MATERIALS; MOTION CONTROL;

POWER ELECTRONICS;

EID: 84866783904     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IPEMC.2012.6258820     Document Type: Conference Paper

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