Modular multilevel inverter: A study for automotive applications

Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages

  Bhattacharya, Subhadeep ^a   Mascarella, Diego ^a   Joós, Géza ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATIONS; BALANCING TECHNIQUES; COMPARATIVE STUDIES; ELECTRIC VEHICLE DRIVE; LOW AND MEDIUM POWER; MODES OF OPERATION; MULTILEVEL INVERTER; VOLTAGE SOURCE INVERTER;

ELECTRIC VEHICLES; ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE; TOPOLOGY;

ELECTRIC INVERTERS;

EID: 84883111101     PISSN: 08407789     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/CCECE.2013.6567707     Document Type: Conference Paper

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