Design and Implementation of a SiC-Based Multifunctional Back-to-Back Three-Phase Inverter for Advanced Microgrid

Chao-Tsung Ma1, Zhi-Yuan Zheng1

  • 1Applied Power Electronics Systems Research Group, Department of EE, CEECS, National United University, Miaoli City 36063, Taiwan.

Micromachines
|January 21, 2023
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