Two Level Voltage Source Inverter

Sinusoidal PWM
Modulating and Carrier Waves
v
cr
Carrier wave (triangle)
Amplitude modulation index
cr
m
a
V
V
m

=
Frequency modulation index
m
cr
f
f
f
m =
v
mA
v
B m
v
C m
v
cr
v
cr
V

m
V

t e
v
m
Modulating wave (sine)
Bin Wu, High Power Convert ers and AC Drives, I EEE Press, 2006.
Gate Control





Phase A
cr mA
v v > 0
1
>
g
v ) 0 (
2
<
g
v
1
S on ) off (
2
S
dc A
V v =
cr mA
v v < 0
2
>
g
v ) 0 (
1
<
g
v
2
S on ) off (
1
S 0 =
A
v

S
1
and S
2
are complementary
2 g
v
A
i
B
i
C
i
N
1
S
2
S
3
S
4
S
5
S
6
S
1 g
v
Two Level Voltage
Source Inverter
Two Level Voltage Source Inverter (VSI)
Two Level Volt age Source I nvert er (VSI )
dc
V
1
S
2
S
dc a a
V S v =
A
Phase A
) (
3
1
c b a n
v v v v + + =
a
v
a
i
Assume
dc c c dc b b dc a a
V S v V S v V S v = = =
dc c b a n
V S S S v ) (
3
1
+ + =
a
S
0
1
t
(Swit ching Funct ion)
Also
c c b b a a total
i S i S i S i + + =
N
dc c b a an
V S S S v
|
.
|

\
|
=
3
1
3
1
3
2
dc a c b bn
V S S S v
|
.
|

\
|
=
3
1
3
1
3
2
dc b a c cn
V S S S v
|
.
|

\
|
=
3
1
3
1
3
2
A
i
B
i
C
i
i
total
N
1
S
2
S
3
S
4
S
5
S
6
S
VSI in SimuLink (1)
VSI in SimuLink (2)
Desired Three Phase Load Voltage
Phase Voltage at Inverter Side (1)
Phase voltage levels at
inverter side: 2
Line-to-line voltage
levels: 3
A
i
B
i
C
i
N
1
S
2
S
3
S
4
S
5
S
6
S
Phase Voltage at Inverter Side (2)
Line to Line Voltage
A
i
B
i
C
i
i
total
N
1
S
2
S
3
S
4
S
5
S
6
S
Phase Voltage at the Load (1)
Phase voltage levels
at load side: 5
Line-to-line voltage
levels: 3
an
v
A
i
Phase Voltage at the Load (2)
Phase Voltage at the Load (3)
Fundament al Component