A Dual Inverter for an Open End Winding Induction Motor Drive without an Isolation Transformer

Shajjad Chowdhury ;   Patrick Wheeler ;   Chris Gerada ;   Saul Lopez Arevalo

Tags Machine drives

In this paper the use of a dual bridge inverter topology examined for a variable speed drives applications. This paper considers the…

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A Highly Integrated Drive Inverter using DirectFETs and Ceramic DC-Link Capacitors for Open-End Winding Machines in Electric Vehicles

Georges Engelmann ;   Maurice Kowal ;   Rik W. De Doncker

Tags directFET ceramic capacitor dual sided cooling avalanche drive inverter

A highly integrated six phase inverter for open-end winding machines is designed and build. A full bridge topology is implemented using…

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An Innovative Multiphase PWM Control Strategy for a PMSM with Segmented Stator Windings

Chiao-Chien Lin ;   Ying-Yu Tzou

Tags Multiphase converter segmented motor configurable stator windings electronic geared motor multiphase interleaved PWM control.

This paper proposes a multiphase converter topology with an innovative PWM strategy for the control of a PM synchronous motor with…

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Analysis of SiC based Power Electronic Inverters for High Speed Machines

Di Han ;   Yingjie Li ;   Bulent Sarlioglu

Tags Wide band gap devices SiC High-speed machine Permanent magnet machine

Silicon carbide based power switching devices have been extensively studied by researchers and engineers in recent years because of its…

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DC Assisted Bipolar Switched Reluctance Machine

Tausif Husain ;   Yilmaz Sozer ;   Iqbal Husain

Tags Switched reluctance motors DC excitation

In this paper a sinusoidally excited four phase switch reluctance machine (SRM) with modified DC assisting windings is presented. It is possible…

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Experimental Studies on Drive Performances of Wound Field Synchronous Motor Drive Integrated with ZSI

Genki Tajima ;   Takashi Kosaka ;   Nobuyuki Matsui

Tags Integrated Motor and Drive Circuit System Wound Field Synchronous Motor Z-Source Inverter

This paper presents experimental studies on drive performances of wound field synchronous motor (WFSM) integrated with Z-source inverter…

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Investigation and Loss Comparison of 6.6kV 5-Level Converters

Zhang Hui ;   Ashwin M. Khambadkone ;   Ogura Kazuya

Tags 5-level converter Conduction loss Switching loss

This paper investigates some 6.6kV 5-level converter topologies, on the basis of state-of-the-art 4.5kV IGBT. Semiconductor loss and…

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Loss Comparison of Si- and SiC-based Modular Multilevel Converter for Medium/High-Voltage Applications

Liyao Wu ;   Jiangchao Qin ;   Maryam Saeedifard ;   Oleg Wasynczuk ;   Krishna Shenai

Tags Modular Multilevel Converter (MMC) SiC MOSFET silicon IGBT efficiency loss analysis

One of the main concerns in the operation of the modular multilevel converter (MMC), particularly for high-power applications, is its…

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Measurement of Core Losses in Electrical Steel in the Saturation Region under DC Bias Conditions

Burak Tekgun ;   Yilmaz Sozer ;   Igor Tsukerman

Tags Core loss electrical steel

This paper presents a method to measure and determine core losses in electrical steel for high flux densities under DC bias conditions for…

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