Design and implementation of a highly efficient three-level T-type converter for low-voltage applications

IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 899-907

  Schweizer, Mario ^a   Kolar, Johann W ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

High efficiency; T type converter; three level converter

Indexed keywords

CONDUCTION LOSS; CONTROL PERFORMANCE; CONVERTER EFFICIENCY; COOLMOS; COST-INTENSIVE; HARDWARE PROTOTYPE; LOW-VOLTAGE; LOW-VOLTAGE APPLICATIONS; OUTPUT VOLTAGES; SIC DIODES; SIMPLE OPERATION; SWITCHING LOSS; T-TYPE CONVERTER; THREE-LEVEL; THREE-LEVEL CONVERTERS;

COMPETITION; SILICON CARBIDE;

SWITCHING FREQUENCY;

EID: 84867087707     PISSN: 08858993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPEL.2012.2203151     Document Type: Article

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