Design, implementation and performance of a modular power electronic transformer (PET) for railway application

Nowadays, power electronic transformers (PETs) are under consideration in various applications since PETs offer several advantages over traditional low-frequency transformers, including reduced weight and energy saving. This paper describes the practical design and implementation of a modular PET de...

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Published inProceedings of the 2011 14th European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications pp. 1 - 10
Main Authors Chuanhong Zhao, Lewdeni-Schmid, S., Steinke, J. K., Weiss, M., Chaudhuri, T., Pellerin, M., Duron, J., Stefanutti, P.
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 01.08.2011
Subjects
Circuit faults
Efficiency
High voltage power converters
Insulated gate bipolar transistors
Multilevel converters
Oil insulation
Positron emission tomography
Power transformer insulation
Rail transportation
Rail vehicle
Resonant converter
RLC circuits
Soft switching
ZVS converters
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Summary:Nowadays, power electronic transformers (PETs) are under consideration in various applications since PETs offer several advantages over traditional low-frequency transformers, including reduced weight and energy saving. This paper describes the practical design and implementation of a modular PET demonstrator, which is to be installed in a test locomotive and to operate in the field. The experimental results, including the performance of the developed PET demonstrator with different operating conditions, are presented.
ISBN:9781612841670
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