A generic pulse width modulation(PWM) strategy is proposed for the multi-leg voltage source inverter(VSI).First, the multi-leg VSI is modeled, which is independent from the load structure. Secondly, the proposed P...A generic pulse width modulation(PWM) strategy is proposed for the multi-leg voltage source inverter(VSI).First, the multi-leg VSI is modeled, which is independent from the load structure. Secondly, the proposed PWM strategy is deduced by inverting the mathematical model of the multileg VSI. According to the relationship between the leg number of VSIs and the phase number of electrical machines, the multi-leg VSI-fed machine drives are classified into two types:matched and unmatched applications. The leg numbers of VSIs and the phase number of electrical machines are equal in matched applications while they are different in unmatched applications. The existing PWM strategies cannot be directly used for both matched and unmatched applications. However,the proposed PWM strategy can be general for both matched and unmatched applications, and no modifications are required. The effectiveness of the proposed PWM strategy is verified by experimental results.展开更多
基金The National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51607038)the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province(No.BK20160673)+1 种基金the National Basic Research Program of China(973 Program)(No.2013CB035603)China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(No.2015M581697,2016T90401)
文摘A generic pulse width modulation(PWM) strategy is proposed for the multi-leg voltage source inverter(VSI).First, the multi-leg VSI is modeled, which is independent from the load structure. Secondly, the proposed PWM strategy is deduced by inverting the mathematical model of the multileg VSI. According to the relationship between the leg number of VSIs and the phase number of electrical machines, the multi-leg VSI-fed machine drives are classified into two types:matched and unmatched applications. The leg numbers of VSIs and the phase number of electrical machines are equal in matched applications while they are different in unmatched applications. The existing PWM strategies cannot be directly used for both matched and unmatched applications. However,the proposed PWM strategy can be general for both matched and unmatched applications, and no modifications are required. The effectiveness of the proposed PWM strategy is verified by experimental results.