Evolving and emerging applications of power electronics in systems

IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 47-58

  Kassakian, John G ^a   Jahns, Thomas M ^b  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Adjustable speed drives; Data centers; Energy conversion; Flexible ac transmission system (FACTS); GaN; HVDC; Integrated magnetics; Power electronics; Power supplies; Semiconductor devices; SiC

Indexed keywords

CHIP SCALE PACKAGES; COST REDUCTION; DIGITAL STORAGE; ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION; ENERGY CONVERSION; FLEXIBLE AC TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS; GALLIUM NITRIDE; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; POWER ELECTRONICS; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; SILICON CARBIDE; VARIABLE SPEED DRIVES;

ADJUSTABLE SPEED DRIVES; DATA CENTERS; FLEXIBLE AC TRANSMISSION SYSTEM (FACTS); HVDC; INTEGRATED MAGNETICS; POWER SUPPLY;

FLEXIBLE ELECTRONICS;

EID: 84893608364     PISSN: 21686777     EISSN: 21686785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JESTPE.2013.2271111     Document Type: Article

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