• DocumentCode
    1805373
  • Title

    Types of instability encountered in simple power electronic circuits: unboundedness, chattering, and chaos

  • Author

    Krein, Philip ; Bass, Richard

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Illinois Univ., Urbana, IL, USA
  • fYear
    1990
  • fDate
    11-16 March 1990
  • Firstpage
    191
  • Lastpage
    194
  • Abstract
    Nonlinear characteristics of power electronic circuits bring about unusual instabilities. Three major types have been reported. Their characteristics and consequences are examined. Unbounded instability, the most familiar type, is a characteristic of some circuit configurations of many converters. Chattering is a potentially destructive instability mode not predicted by some idealized models. Chaotic instability can be nondestructive.<>
  • Keywords
    chaos; nonlinear network analysis; power convertors; stability; switching; chaos; chattering; instability; nonlinear characteristics; power electronic circuits; unboundedness; Asymptotic stability; Chaos; Circuit stability; Circuit testing; Electronic circuits; Electronic equipment testing; Power system stability; Predictive models; Switches; Switching converters;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition, 1990. APEC '90, Conference Proceedings 1990., Fifth Annual
  • Conference_Location
    Los Angeles, CA, USA
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/APEC.1990.66411
  • Filename
    66411