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Notes PWM Techniques

The document discusses various pulse width modulation (PWM) techniques used in inverters. It describes single pulse width modulation, multiple pulse width modulation, sinusoidal pulse width modulation, and modified sinusoidal pulse width modulation. Single pulse width modulation uses a single pulse per half cycle, while multiple pulse width modulation uses more than one equal-width pulse per half cycle. Sinusoidal pulse width modulation varies the width of pulses per half cycle to reduce distortion and lower order harmonics compared to the other techniques.

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Notes PWM Techniques

The document discusses various pulse width modulation (PWM) techniques used in inverters. It describes single pulse width modulation, multiple pulse width modulation, sinusoidal pulse width modulation, and modified sinusoidal pulse width modulation. Single pulse width modulation uses a single pulse per half cycle, while multiple pulse width modulation uses more than one equal-width pulse per half cycle. Sinusoidal pulse width modulation varies the width of pulses per half cycle to reduce distortion and lower order harmonics compared to the other techniques.

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PWM (inverter) techniques

In PWM inverters the output voltage is varied by varying the gain of the inverter. The gain of the
inverter can be varied by varying the width of the pulses to the triggering circuits. The inverter which
uses the pulse width modulation technique is called as PWM inverters.

Types of PWM techniques are

(1) Single pulse width modulation

(2) Multiple pulse width modulation

(3) Sinusoidal pulse width modulation

(4) Modified Sinusoidal pulse width modulation

(5) Space vector pulse width modulation

Single pulse width modulation

Here there is only one pulse per half cycle. The width of the pulse is varied to control the
inverter output voltage. The gating signals are generated by comparing a rectangular reference signal
of amplitude Ar with a triangular carrier signal of amplitude Ac.

Frequency of the reference signal determines the frequency of the output voltage, the
number of pulse per half cycle is determined by the carrier signal.

Even order harmonics are absent.

Dominant harmonics is third order harmonics.

Distortion increases at lower output voltage.


Multiple pulse width modulation

Here there are more than one pulse of equal magnitude per half cycle. Hence it is known as
uniform pulse width modulation. The gating signals are generated by comparing a rectangular
reference signal of amplitude Ar with a triangular carrier signal of amplitude Ac.

Frequency of the reference signal determines the frequency of the output voltage, the
number of pulse per half cycle is determined by the carrier signal.

Even order harmonics are absent.

Dominant harmonics is third order harmonics.


Distortion is reduced compared to single pulse width modulation.

Due to increased number of switching losses would increase.

Increased number of pulses reduces the lower order harmonics.

Higher order harmonics can be easily filtered out.

Sinusoidal pulse width modulation

The difference between the multiple pulse width modulation and Sinusoidal pulse width
modulation is that in case of multiple pulse width modulation the width of the pulses are same and in
case of Sinusoidal pulse width modulation the width of the pulses are different.

Distortion is reduced.

Lower order harmonics reduced,

The gating signals are generated by comparing a sinusoidal reference signal of amplitude Ar
with a triangular carrier signal of amplitude Ac.

Sinusoidal pulse width modulation is commonly used in industrial applications.

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