Reliability calculation of multilevel converters: Theory and applications

IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics

Volumn 60, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 4225-4233

  Richardeau, Frederic ^a   Pham, T T L ^a  

^a d'Hydraulique et des Telecommunications   (France)

Author keywords

Fail safe capability; fault tolerant capability; multilevel converters; reliability diagram; reliability modeling

Indexed keywords

TOPOLOGY;

ACTIVE NEUTRAL POINT CLAMPED; FAIL-SAFE CAPABILITY; FAULT-TOLERANT CAPABILITY; GLOBAL RELIABILITY; MULTILEVEL CONVERTER; RELIABILITY CALCULATION; RELIABILITY MODELING; THREE-PHASE OPERATION;

RELIABILITY THEORY;

EID: 84878142728     PISSN: 02780046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TIE.2012.2211315     Document Type: Article

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