Space Vector Modulation (SVM)-Based Common-Mode Current (CMC) Reduction Method of H8 Inverter for Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor (PMSM) Drives

This paper proposes a space vector modulation (SVM)-based common-mode (CM) currents reduction method of an H8 inverter for permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM) drives. There are power quality issues in the PMSM drive systems, such as current distortions and CM electromagnetic interference (EMI) due to the fast-switching operation of the inverter. These issues are related to CM voltage (CMV) and CM current (CMC). Although several studies have been conducted to reduce the CMV and CMC, some CMV variations and CMCs are still generated in the real implementation. Unlike conventional methods, the proposed method selects the voltage vectors with similar CMV levels and arranges them considering the series-connected switch operation of the H8 inverter in a voltage vector modulation sequence. At a low modulation index (MI), the proposed method completely restricts the CMV variations into six times. At high MI, the proposed method synthesizes the reference voltage vector differently, depending on the position of the reference vector, to reduce both current distortions and CMCs. The validity of the proposed method is verified through simulations and experimental results.

Performance of Neutral Point Clamped Five Level Inverter Using Space Vector Modulation Control Fed by DPC-VF-SVM Rectifier

The purpose of this paper is to develop a control and regulation method for the input DC voltage of a five level neutral point clamping (NPC) inverter feeding a induction motor. In this context, the authors propose in the first part, the control strategy of three-phase pulse width modulation rectifier, they propose the virtual flux-based direct control (DPC_VF) with vector modulation (SVM), this method is applied for the enhancement of network power quality by compensation of harmonic currents produced by an non linear load, and good regulation of DC-bus voltage. The second part of the paper is dedicated to the presentation of the model of the three phase, five-level NPC voltage source inverter with its space vector modulation (SVM) control method. The performance of the proposed strategy in terms of out-put voltage and THD has studied successfully and shown using MATLAB/Simulink.