Wear-out failure analysis of modular multilevel converter-based STATCOM: The role of the modulation strategy and IGBT blocking voltage
Authors:
- R.O. de SousaRSR.O. de Sousa
- A.F. CupertinoACA.F. Cupertino
- L.M.F. MoraisLML.M.F. Morais
- H.A. PereiraHPH.A. Pereira
- 1 January 2022
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Elsevier in Microelectronics Reliability
- Vol. 128
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Funding Information
- Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico
- Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais
- Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior
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