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  1. Chair Power Electronics and Electromagnetic Compatibility, Faculty of ET/IT, Chemnitz University of Technology, Chemnitz, Sachsen, Germany

    Josef Lutz

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  3. Semikron Elektronik GmbH & Co. KG, Nuremberg, Germany

    Uwe Scheuermann

  4. Chair Power Generation and Storage Systems, Faculty of ET/IT, E.ON ERC, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany

    Rik De Doncker

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