Modeling and experimental analysis of a Coupling Inductor employed in a high performance AC power source

2012 International Conference on Renewable Energy Research and Applications, ICRERA 2012

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages

  Boillat, David O ^a   Kolar, Johann W ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

4 Phase High Performance AC Power Source; Coupling Inductor; Longitudinal Current Component; Symmetric Core Magnetization; Transverse Current Component; Two Stage LC Output Filter

Indexed keywords

AC POWER SOURCE; COUPLING INDUCTORS; CURRENT COMPONENT; OUTPUT FILTERS; TRANSVERSE CURRENTS;

RESEARCH;

POWER CONVERTERS;

EID: 84876135741     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICRERA.2012.6477401     Document Type: Conference Paper

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