Space vector modulation for three-level NPC converter with neutral point voltage balance and switching loss reduction

IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 5579-5591

  Jiao, Yang ^a   Lee, Fred C ^a   Lu, Sizhao ^a  

^a Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Neutral point (NP) balance; neutral point clamp; pulse sequence; space vector modulation (SVM); switching event

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC POWER FACTOR; MODULATION; NOISE ABATEMENT; POWER CONVERTERS; SWITCHING; VECTORS;

EXPERIMENTAL PROTOTYPE; NEUTRAL POINT CLAMPS; NEUTRAL POINTS; NEUTRAL-POINT VOLTAGE BALANCES; PULSE SEQUENCE; SPACE VECTOR MODULATION; SPACE VECTOR MODULATIONS (SVM); THREE-LEVEL NEUTRAL POINT CLAMPED;

VECTOR SPACES;

EID: 84902209498     PISSN: 08858993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPEL.2013.2294274     Document Type: Article

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