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SVPWM Overmodulation Scheme of Three-Level Inverters for Vector Controlled Induction Motor Drives  

Kwon, Kyoung-Min (School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Chungbuk National University)
Lee, Jae-Moon (R&D Center, LS Industrial Systems Co. Ltd.)
Lee, Jin-Mok (School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Chungbuk National University)
Choi, Jae-Ho (School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Chungbuk National University)
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Journal of Power Electronics / v.9, no.3, 2009 , pp. 481-490 More about this Journal
Abstract
This paper describes a SVPWM overmodulation scheme of NPC type three-level inverter for traction drives which extends the modulation index from MI=0.907 to unity. SVPWM strategy is organized by two operation modes of under-modulation and over-modulation. The switching states under the under-modulation modes are determined by dividing them with two linear regions and one hybrid region the same as the conventional three-level inverter. On the other hand, under the over-modulation mode, they are generated by doing it with two over-modulation regions the same as the conventional over-modulation strategy of a two level inverter. Following the description of over-modulation scheme of a three-level inverter, the system description of a vector controlled induction motor for traction drives has been discussed. Finally, the validity of the proposed modulation algorithm has been verified through simulation and experimental results.
Keywords
Overmodulation; SVPWM; NPC type three-level inverter; Indirect vector control;
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