"Power Electronics" (Lab 5: DC-AC Inverter) : Instructor: Student
"Power Electronics" (Lab 5: DC-AC Inverter) : Instructor: Student
"Power Electronics" (Lab 5: DC-AC Inverter) : Instructor: Student
“POWER ELECTRONICS”
(Lab 5: DC-AC Inverter)
ACADEMIC YEAR
2022-2023
1. OBJECTIVES
PWM is one of the most widely used technique in power electronics switching. It is a
process of producing pulse trains with variable widths that control the flow of power
through power electronic switches.
Simulation Procedure
a. Build the model to simulate this circuit using the following values of circuit
components:
Pulse generator
Compare to zero
Sine wave f =50 Hz
Sawtooth f =1000 Hz
Model
b.
Single phase half bridge inverter is the most basic kind of inverter. It has only two power
electronic switches, that are connected in series with each other and in parallel with the DC bus
bar. Here we generally keep the ON and OFF duration of power switches equal to avoid the DC
shift in the output. The voltage and current waveforms for resistive load.
Simulation Procedure
a. Build the model to simulate this circuit using the following values of circuit components:
o Voltage source Vin =100V
o Resistance R1 = 1 Ω, R-load = 10 Ω.
o Capacitor C1 = C2 = 0.1F.
o Pulse generator: frequency 50 Hz, Pulse width 50 %
PWM 1 with 0 deg phase delay
PWM 2 with phase delay 180 deg.
b. Observe output voltage and current and record the waveform.
c. Find THD of output voltage.
SOLUTION
a. Simulink model
b. Observe output voltage and current and record waveform.
A full bridge single phase inverter is a switching device that generates a square wave AC output
voltage on the application of DC input by adjusting the switch turning ON and OFF based on the
appropriate switching sequence, where the output voltage generated is of the form +Vdc, -Vdc,
Or 0.
Simulation Procedure
a. Build the model to simulate this circuit using the following values of circuit components:
Voltage source Vin =100V
Resistance R load = 10 Ω.
Pulse generator: frequency 50 Hz, Pulse width 50% and 0 deg phase delay.
b. Observe output voltage and current and record waveform.
c. Compare the output voltage to the output voltage obtained from single phase half bridge
inverter.
d. Find THD of output voltage then compare to THD from single phase half bridge inverter.
Solution
a. Simulink model
b. Observe output voltage and current and record waveform.
c. Compare the output voltage to the output voltage obtained from single phase half bridge
inverter.
d. Find THD of output voltage then compare to THD from single phase half bridge inverter.
Three-phase inverters are normally used for high-power applications. Three single-phase half (or
full)-bridge inverters can be connected in parallel as shown in Figure below to form the
configuration of a three-phase inverter. The gating signals of single-phase inverters should be
advanced or delayed by 120° with respect to each other to obtain three-phase balanced
(fundamental) voltages.
a. Build the model to simulate this circuit using the following values of circuit
components:
Voltage source Vin =100V
Resistance R load = 10 Ω.
Pulse generator: frequency 50 Hz, pulse width 50% and phase delay.
Pulse generator phase delay: PWM1 = 0 deg, PWM2 = 60 deg, PWM 3 = 120
deg, PWM 4 = 180 deg, PWM 5 = 240 deg, PWM 6 = 300 deg.
b. Observe output voltage and current and record waveform
c. Find THD output voltage
Solution
a. Simulink model
b. Observe output voltage and current and record waveform
output voltage
Output current
Working principal of SPWM three phase inverter is the same regular three phase inverter, the
only different is about control gate signal. In SPWM, we generate PWM signal from the
comparison between sine wave and sawtooth.
Simulation Procedure
a. Build the model to simulate this circuit using the following values of circuit
components:
Voltage source Vin =100V
Resistance R load = 10 Ω.
Sawtooth signal: frequency 100 kHz, Phase 180 deg.
Phase: sine wave 1 = 0 deg, sine wave 2 = 120 deg, sine wave 3 = -120 deg.
b. Observe output voltage and current and record waveform.
c. Compare the output voltage to the output voltage obtained from three phase full
bridge inverter.
d. Find THD of output voltage then compare to THD from three phase full bridge
inverter.
SOLUTION
a. Simulink model
b. Observe output voltage and current and record waveform.
output voltage
Current output
c. Compare the output voltage to the output voltage obtained from three phase full
bridge inverter.
d. Find THD of output voltage then compare to THD from three phase full bridge
inverter.
7. PURE SINE WAVE THREE PHASE INVERTER
To obtain better output voltage, filter is added to the inverter circuit as figure below.
Simulation Procedure
a. Build the model to simulate this circuit using the following values of circuit
components:
• Voltage source Vin =100V
• Resistance R load = 10 Ω.
• Inductance L1 = L2 = L3 = 80 mH.
• Capacitance C1 = C2 = C3 = 30 uH.
• Sawtooth signal: frequency 100 kHz, Phase 180 deg.
• Phase: sine wave 1 = 0 deg, sine wave 2 = 120 deg, sine wave 3 = -120 deg.
b. Observe output voltage and current and record the waveform.
c. Compare the output voltage to the output voltage obtained from three phase full bridge
inverter.
d. Find THD of output voltage then compare to THD from three phase full bridge
inverter.
Solution
a. Model of Simulink
c. Compare the output voltage to the output voltage obtained from three phase full bridge
inverter.
d. Find THD of output voltage then compare to THD from three phase full bridge inverter.