ANALYSIS OF PULSE WIDTH MODULATION TECHNIQUES FOR AC/DC LINE-SIDE CONVERTERS

The paper presents the analysis of the modulation strategies for the AC/DC line-side converters. The application of the different modulation methods to the control system of the AC/DC converter has been presented. The operation of the AC/DC converter in different dynamic states strongly depends on the modulation method applied. The theoretical background of Hysteresis-Band Modulation, Carrier-Based Sinusoidal Modulation and Space-Vector Modulation has been presented. The issue of overmodulation has been discussed. Voltage Oriented Control of the AC/DC line-side converter has been chosen to examine the presented modulation methods. The influence of the discussed modulation methods on the line current distortion and the switching frequency has been examined. The simulation results of the presented techniques have been demonstrated and concluded.