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Features of the Determination of the Complex Transfer Coefficients of a Frequency Converter by Methods of Combined Measurements

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We consider causes that limit the accuracy of the measurements of complex transfer coefficients (CTCs) of a frequency converter by methods based on various combinations of parallel and series connections of the indicated converters. It is impossible to carry out such measurements without using a reciprocal frequency converter. It was established that the limiting accuracy of the given measurement methods was determined by the degree of reciprocity of at least one of the frequency converters.

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  1. Kuban State University, Krasnodar, Russia

    D. R. Frolov, A. A. Babenko, A. E. Biryuk, V. V. Kozhevnikov & A. A. Svidlov

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Translated from Izmeritel’naya Tekhnika, No. 3, pp. 52–55, March, 2017.

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Frolov, D.R., Babenko, A.A., Biryuk, A.E. et al. Features of the Determination of the Complex Transfer Coefficients of a Frequency Converter by Methods of Combined Measurements. Meas Tech 60, 274–278 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11018-017-1185-4

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