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Thousands of hits: on inverter-induced bearing currents, related work, and the literature

Tausende von Treffern: Über umrichterbedingte Lagerströme, zugehörige Themen und die Literatur

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Eine einfache Suche unter dem Stichwort "Lagerströme" in einer Datenbank für Ingenieursliteratur kann zu hunderten oder (abhängig von der Datenbank und zusätzlich verwendeten Filtern) tausenden von Treffern führen. Das Ausmaß, mit dem die identifizierten Publikationen das Lagerstromthema behandeln, variiert. Oft wird der Begriff (wie es für Stichwörter üblich ist) verwendet, um den weiteren Zusammenhang und die Aktualität des in der jeweiligen Publikation behandelten Themas, wie z. B. eine neue Filtertopologie, widerzuspiegeln. Dieser Beitrag gibt einen Überblick über die verschiedenen mit dem Lagerstromthema in Verbindung stehenden Aspekte, die in der Literatur behandelt werde.

Summary

Today, a search for "bearing currents" in databases on engineering literature may return hundreds or (depending on the database and any additional filter used) thousands of hits. The degree to which the identified papers address the bearing current topic itself varies. Often, the term is used (as it is common with key words) to reflect the wider context and the topicality of the work that is presented, e.g. a discussion of a new filter topology. Without claiming completeness, this paper provides an overview of the various aspects that have been addressed in literature related to the bearing current topic.

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Mütze, A. Thousands of hits: on inverter-induced bearing currents, related work, and the literature. Elektrotech. Inftech. 128, 382–388 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00502-011-0053-1

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