Optimal pulsewidth modulation for AC servos and low-cost industrial drives

An optimal pulse width modulation method is described in which the durations of switching subcycles are considered as optimization variables, a subcycle being the time sequence of three consecutive switching state vectors. Operation at variable subcycle duration entails a prediction of the controlling reference voltage vector. It is a special advantage that the optimization and the prediction can be carried out offline. The optimal technique exhibits high dynamic performance. It can be used for synchronized and asynchronous modulation in a wide range of switching frequencies. The optimization reduces the harmonic currents at a given switching frequency. The Fourier spectrum lacks dominant carrier frequencies. Hardware implementation cost compares with existing nonoptimal modulation methods.<<ETX>>

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