Medium-Voltage Drives

An overview of the common converter topologies and power semiconductor devices is given. This article provides a general overview of the common converter topologies available on the market and their corresponding major characteristics. The different topologies are compared and evaluated with respect to the number of semiconductors and the complexity.

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