A Novel PWM Scheme for a Three-Level Voltage Source Inverter Fed Induction Motor

Abstract

This paper presents a space vector PWM scheme for a three level GTO voltage source inverter fed induction motor. This SVPWM method provides high safety voltages with less harmonic components compared to two level structures and reduces the switching losses by limiting the switching to the two thirds of the pulse duty cycle. The principle of SVPWM method and voltage vector selection procedure for two level and three level inverters are described in detail. The theoretical study was numerically simulated and high power and high voltage three-level GTO inverters applied to induction motors drives.