Diode-free T-type three-level neutral-point-clamped inverter for low-voltage renewable energy system

IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics

Volumn 61, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 6168-6174

  Wang, Yong ^a   Shi, W W ^a   Xie, N ^a   Wang, C M ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

I and T types; loss; reduce; three levels

Indexed keywords

DIODES; ELECTRIC POWER FACTOR; INSULATED GATE BIPOLAR TRANSISTORS (IGBT); LOSSES; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

BIDIRECTIONAL SWITCH; I-AND T-TYPES; LITERATURE RESEARCHES; LOW AND MEDIUM POWER; NEUTRAL-POINT-CLAMPED INVERTERS; REDUCE; RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS; THREE LEVELS;

SEMICONDUCTOR DIODES;

EID: 84902318380     PISSN: 02780046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TIE.2014.2311407     Document Type: Article

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