Transients of Modern Power Electronics

Transients of Modern Power Electronics

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages

  Bai, Hua ^a   Mi, Chris ^b  

^a KETTERING UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN DEARBORN   (United States)

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EID: 84891584453     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781119971719     Document Type: Book

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