Space vector based modulation scheme for reducing capacitor RMS current in three-level diode-clamped inverter

Electric Power Systems Research

Volumn 117, Issue , 2014, Pages 1-13

  Gopalakrishnan, K S ^a   Narayanan, G ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

Capacitor RMS current; Multi level inverter; Neutral point clamped inverter; Non three nearest vector PWM; Pulse width modulation; Space vector modulation

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC INVERTERS; MODULATION; PULSE WIDTH MODULATION; VECTOR SPACES;

CLOSED-FORM EXPRESSION; DIODE-CLAMPED INVERTER; MULTILEVEL INVERTER; NEAREST VECTORS; NEUTRAL-POINT CLAMPED INVERTERS; SPACE VECTOR BASED MODULATION; SPACE VECTOR MODULATION; VOLTAGE SOURCE INVERTER; THREE-LEVEL;

CAPACITORS; PULSE WIDTH MODULATION;

EID: 84905819635     PISSN: 03787796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsr.2014.06.025     Document Type: Article

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