• Journal of Power Electronics
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• v.11 no.1
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• pp.74-81
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• 2011

The cutoff frequency of the output LC filters of PWM inverters limits the control bandwidth of the converter system while it attenuates voltage ripples that are caused by inverter switching activities. For a selected cutoff frequency of an output LC filter, an infinite number of L-C combinations is possible. This paper analyses the characteristics of output LC filters for PWM inverters terms of the L-C combinations. Practical circuit conditions such as no-loads, full resistive-loads, and inductive-load conditions are considered in the analysis. This paper proposes a LC filter design method for PWM inverters considering both the voltage ynamics and he inverter stack size. An experimental PWM inverter system based on the proposed output LC lter design uideline is built and tested.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2002.04a
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• pp.82-89
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• 2002

In this paper, a new two-phase space vector RPWM(Random PWM) is proposed. In the proposed RPWM, each of two-phase PWM pulses is located randomly in each switching interval. Based on the space vector modulation technique, the duty ratio of the pulses is calculated. Along with the randomization of the PWM pulses, we can obtain the effects of spread spectra of inverter output voltage, d.c link current and audible switching acoustic noise as in the case of randomly changed switching frequency. To verify the validity of the proposed two-phase RPWM scheme, the experiment based on the C167 micro-controller was executed. The performance of the proposed scheme was compared with traditional PWM schemes experimentally.

• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers B
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• v.48 no.2
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• pp.89-96
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• 1999

This paper proposes a common-mode voltage reduction method base on SVPWM(Space-Vector Pulsewidth Modulation) in three phase PWM converter/inverter system. By shifting the active voltage vector of inverter and aligning this to the active vector of converter, it is possible to eliminate a common-mode voltage pulse in one control period. Since the proposed PWM method maintains the active voltage vector, it does not affect the control performance of PWM converter/inverter system. Without any extra hardware, overall common mode voltage dv/dt and conrresponding leakage current can be reduced to two-third of the conventional three phase symmetric SVPWM scheme.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 1988.07a
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• pp.127-129
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• 1988

Square-wave current source inverter drives suffer from torque pulsation and speed variation at low speed. Attempts to minimize these problems, CSI PWM strategies have been reported. It is shown that these PWM strategies are based on unnecessarily restrictive modulation laws. In this paper, trapezoidal PWM strategy for CSI is investigated theoratically by double fourier series and we proposed Harmonic Speed ripple Factor(HSF) that is independent of motor parameters and load conditions. Speed ripple are considered in T-PWM and square wave inverter by HSF. We obtain modulation index(M) and carrier ratio (CR) for minimum speed ripple.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 1987.11a
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• pp.457-462
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• 1987

This paper deals with the PWM controlled active AC power filter. A new PWM control method from the viewpoint of speed and simplicity is proposed. And a microprocessor-based controller is used to realize the active AC power filter. The existing PWM control methods are primarily based on Fourier series expansion and these methods need FFT calculation and solving nonlinear harmonic equations, which are heavy burden to real-time control. The proposed method is based upon generalized pulse series expansion and needs only definite integrals of harmonic signal. So, computational effort can be reduced by a large margin. The digital circuit using 16-bit microprocessor is designed to implement the actual active power filler.

• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers
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• v.34 no.9
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• pp.368-375
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• 1985

This paper describes the OPTIMAL PWM strategy to reduce harmonic losses for a variaboe-speed drive of an induction motor. This OPTIMAL theory is the strategy which can reduce motor losses by defining harmonic losses as a performance index and achieving it's minimization. This PWM strategy is compared with the conventional NATURAL PWM technique by a numerical method, and verified the validity of numerical method by a result of implementing in a practical 1 Hp-3 Phase induction motor drive system. Also, we could achieve a maximum efficiency to drive an induction motor by selecting appropriately one alternative between OPTIMAL and NATURAL PWM techniques, and employing it in a full driving range.

• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers B
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• v.51 no.11
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• pp.645-651
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• 2002

In this paper, a multilevel PWM inverter employing a cascaded transformer is presented to reduce the harmonics of output voltage and load currents. The proposed PWM inverter consists of two full-bridge modules and their corresponding transformers. The secondarics of each transformer are series-connected. So continuous output voltage levels can be synthesized from the suitable selection of the turns ratio of trasformer. And it appears an integral ratio to input DC source. Because of the cascaded connection of transformers, output filter inductor is not necessary. The operational principles and analysis are explained, and it is compared with a conventional isolated H-bridge PWM inverter. The validity of proposed multilevel inverter is verified through simulated and experimental waveform and their FFT results.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2018.07a
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• pp.388-389
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• 2018

최근 차량용 인버터의 소형화 문제가 대두되고 있는 가운데, 3상 인버터의 구성품인 DC 링크 커패시터와 방열 시스템은 인버터에서 큰 부피를 차지하고 있다. DC 링크 커패시터의 부피는 커패시터에 흐르는 전류에 의해 결정되므로, 커패시터의 RMS 전류를 저감하는 것이 중요하다. 또한, 인버터의 스위칭 손실을 저감하면 방열 시스템의 크기를 줄일 수 있다. 본 논문에서는 추가적인 하드웨어 없이 PWM 방식 변경만으로 DC 링크 커패시터 RMS 전류와 스위칭 손실을 저감할 수 있는 Extended Double Carrier PWM을 소개한다. 또한, PSIM 시뮬레이션으로 이를 영구자석 동기 전동기의 구동에 적용하고, 기존에 널리 쓰이는 방식인 Space Vector PWM 및 Discontinuous PWM과 비교하여 그 특성을 살펴본다.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2000.07b
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• pp.1182-1186
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• 2000

In many applications of the bridge type PWM converters as like inverters. AC/DC PWM converters or active power filters, it is necessary to control the input/output current. This paper presents a new current control switching strategy for the bridge type PWM converters. And variable speed motor control applications fed by current controlled inverter, PWM AC/DC converter applications. active power filter applications and class-D amplifier applications using the proposed new current control switching method are shown.

• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers B
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• v.49 no.8
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• pp.509-513
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• 2000

This paper deals with the parallel operation of space vector PWM for large capacity inverter system. To enlarge the capacity of inverter system and to reduce the current ripples on inverter output side, two or more inverters are operated in parallel. In this paper, a new parallel operation strategy which minimizes the harmonic distortion of the output stage is described. The proposed method is developed on the basis of the space-vector PWM in order to increase the linearly controllable voltage range. With the help of the proposed voltage synthesis method, the total harmonic distortion of the output stage can be greatly reduced in compared with that of conventional method with sinusoidal PWM or that of the single inverter operation case. The experimental results with reduced scale test show the feasibility of the proposed voltage synthesis method.