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Model Predictive Control of a New Low Cost 31-Level Inverter

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|Oct 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pead-2025-0023 | Journal eISSN: 2543-4292 | Journal ISSN: 2451-0262
Language: English
Page range: 342 - 356
Submitted on: Jul 13, 2025
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Accepted on: Sep 30, 2025
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Published on: Oct 31, 2025
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

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