Enhancing the reliability of modular medium-voltage drives

被引:128
作者
Hammond, PW [1 ]
机构
[1] Robicon Corp, Pittsburgh, PA 15239 USA
关键词
bypass; fault tolerance; industrial control; multilevel; redundancy; reliability; variable-speed drives;
D O I
10.1109/TIE.2002.803172
中图分类号
TP [自动化技术、计算机技术];
学科分类号
0812 ;
摘要
A method to increase the reliability of modular medium-voltage drives is discussed, by providing means to bypass a failed module. The impact on reliability is shown. A control, which maximizes the output voltage available after bypass, is described, and experimental results are given.
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页码:948 / 954
页数:7
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