Abstract

Common-mode choke (CMC) plays an important role in suppressing the leakage current produced during the operation of pulse width modulation (PWM) inverters. However, when the common-mode path exhibits a large series stray capacitance, particularly the capacitance produced by long shielded cables, the CMC core reaches magnetic saturation. This paper presents a technique of selecting a suitable carrier frequency for the inverter to suppress the magnetic saturation of the CMC. First, the analytical approach leads to a non-saturation condition, and clarifies the maximum and minimum carrier frequency design conditions. Subsequently, the effect of the design is demonstrated by a non-linear circuit simulation and experimental tests using an actual inverter system demonstrate the effectiveness of the design technique.

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