Self-Commutating Converters for High Power Applications

by Yonghe H. Liu, Jos Arrillaga, Neville R. Watson

For very high voltage or very high current applications, the power industry still relies on thyristor-based Line Commutated Conversion (LCC), which limits the power controllability to two quadrant operation. However, the ratings of self-commutating switches such as the Insulated-Gate Bipolar Transistor (IGBT) and Integrated Gate-Commutated Thyristor (IGCT), are reaching levels that make the technology possible for very high power applications.
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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0470746823
• ISBN13: 9780470746820
• Release Date: December 2009
• Publisher: Wiley
• Length: 324 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.8" x 9.8"