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A Direct coupled 4-Quadrant Multilevel Converter for 16 2/3 Hz traction sytems

Alfred Rufer
1996
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The main fields of applications are today especially broadcast amplifiers and fast power-supplies for plasma physics or neutral Beam Injection. The fisrst interests on the proposed technique is the series connected step inverter stages, which represents a mature solution as an alternative to the true series connection of a great number of modern turn-on and turn-off power semiconductor devices.

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Alfred Rufer
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