AC adjustable-speed drives at the millennium how did we get here?.

AC adjustable-speed drives at the millennium how did we get here?.

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Although there is broad recognition of the huge strides taken in the development of modern AC adjustable-speed drives since the introduction of the thyristor in 1957, far fewer engineers in the power electronics profession today are aware of the key engineering developments in this field that preced...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:IEEE Transactions on power electronics 16, 1 (2001).
Main Author: Jahns, T.M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
AC adjustable-speed drives.
Cycloconverters.
Development history.
Drive electronics.
Electric machines.
Electromechanical AC drive solutions.
Electronic AC drive solutions.
Ignitrons.
Mercury arc rectifiers.
Power electronics.
Thyratrons.
Thyristor.
Triggered arc power switches.