A general space vector PWM algorithm for multilevel inverters, including operation in overmodulation range

IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 517-526

  Gupta, Amit Kumar ^a   Khambadkone, Ashwin M ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Cascaded H bridge inverter; Modulation index; Multilevel inverter; Overmodulation; Space vector pulsewidth modulation (SVPWM)

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; MODULATION; PULSE WIDTH MODULATION; TOPOLOGY; VECTORS;

CASCADED H-BRIDGE INVERTER; MULTILEVEL INVERTERS; OVERMODULATION RANGE; SPACE VECTOR PULSEWIDTH MODULATION (SVPWM);

ELECTRIC INVERTERS;

EID: 34047147839     PISSN: 08858993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPEL.2006.889937     Document Type: Article

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