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AC/AC Converters

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AC/AC converters connect an AC supply to an AC load and thereby control the current, voltage, and rms power of the load. In essence, they convert AC voltage/current at one level to AC voltage/current at another level or AC voltage at one frequency to AC voltage at another frequency.

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Dokić, B.L., Blanuša, B. (2015). AC/AC Converters. In: Power Electronics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-09402-1_8

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