Types of instability encountered in simple power electronic circuits: unboundedness, chattering, and chaos

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1 January 1990

conference paper
Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

p. 191-194
DOI:10.1109/apec.1990.66411

Abstract

Nonlinear characteristics of power electronic circuits bring about unusual instabilities. Three major types have been reported. Their characteristics and consequences are examined. Unbounded instability, the most familiar type, is a characteristic of some circuit configurations of many converters. Chattering is a potentially destructive instability mode not predicted by some idealized models. Chaotic instability can be nondestructive.

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