Einstein International Journal Organization(EIJO)

Abstract  

This paper introduces power conversion principles and defines the terminology. The concepts of sources and switches are defined and classified. From the basic laws of source interconnections, a generic method of power converter synthesis is presented. Reduction of power loss is also presented. Finally, the notions of commutation cell and soft commutation are introduced and discussed.

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