Design and implementation of an 11-level inverter with FACTS capability for distributed energy systems

IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 87-96

  Sotoodeh, Pedram ^a   Miller, Ruth Douglas ^a  

^a Kansas State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Modular multilevel converter (MMC); multilevel inverter (MLI); wind energy inverter (WEI)

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC INVERTERS; ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION NETWORKS; IEEE STANDARDS; MATLAB; REACTIVE POWER; STATIC SYNCHRONOUS COMPENSATORS; WIND POWER; WIND TURBINES;

DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATIONS; DISTRIBUTED ENERGY SYSTEMS; DISTRIBUTION STATIC SYNCHRONOUS COMPENSATORS; FLEXIBLE AC TRANSMISSION SYSTEM (FACTS); MODULAR MULTI-LEVEL CONVERTERS; MULTI LEVEL INVERTER (MLI); RENEWABLE ENERGY APPLICATIONS; TOTAL HARMONIC DISTORTION (THD);

FLEXIBLE AC TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS;

EID: 84908526041     PISSN: 21686777     EISSN: 21686785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JESTPE.2013.2293311     Document Type: Article

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