Cascaded Three-Level Inverters with Synchronized Space-Vector Modulation

Novel method of synchronized pulse width modulation (PWM) has been disseminated for control of cascaded neutral-point-clamped inverters feeding open-end winding induction motor drive with single dc voltage source. Control algorithms provide in this case full elimination of the common-mode voltages both in each inverter and in the load. Phase voltages of the drive system are characterised by quarter-wave symmetry during the whole control range including the zone of overmodulation, and its spectra do not contain even harmonics and sub-harmonics. Simulations give the behaviour of the systems with synchronized PWM in both undermodulation and overmodulation zones. Continuous, discontinuous and "direct-direct" schemes of synchronized PWM, applied for control of cascaded three-level converters, have been analyzed and compared

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