Efficiency and cost estimation for a static frequency converter and a rail power conditioner based on an indirect modular multilevel converter in railways applications

This paper presents a comparative study between two different power electronics solutions for electrified railway substations to overcome some drawbacks which could appear on the public grid side. These drawbacks or troubles on the public grid side are mainly the harmonics and the negative sequence...

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Main Author: Tanta, Mohamed (author)
Other Authors: Monteiro, Vítor Duarte Fernandes (author), Pinto, J. G. (author), Martins, António P. (author), Carvalho, Adriano S. (author), Afonso, João L. (author)
Format: conferencePaper
Language:eng
Published: 2017
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/1822/48346
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/48346