A New Circuit for Protecting of Series Connected Power Thyristors
Subject Areas : electrical and computer engineeringMohammad Farzi 1 * , S. A. Abrishamifar 2 , M. Mirzargar 3 , M. Fazeli 4
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Keywords: Series connected thyristorshigh voltage switchprotection,
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