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1.1 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.2
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Time (s)
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Time (s)
1.1 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.2
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Ibf
Time (s)

Fig. 22. Presentation of the instantaneous currents of Load, reference, active power filter and
source of phase b
1.1 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.2
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Time (s)
1.1 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.2
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Time (s)
1.1 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.2
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Time (s)
1.1 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.2
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30
Icf
Time (s)

Fig. 23. Presentation of the instantaneous currents of Load, reference, active power filter and
source of phase c
1.1 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.2
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-10
-5
0
5
10
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Time (s)
1.1 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.2
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-10
-5
0
5
10
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Ifref
Time (s)
1.1 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.2
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-1
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0.5
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1.5
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Time (s)
1.1 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.2
-15
-10
-5
0
5
10
15
Iff
Time (s)

Fig. 24. Presentation of the instantaneous currents of Load, reference, active power filter and
source of the fourth neutral leg f
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Fig. 25. Presentation of the instantaneous currents space vectors of the load, active power
filter and the source in and a b c frames
7. Conclusion
This chapter deals with the presentation of different control algorithm families of four leg
inverter. Indeed four families were presented with short theoretical mathematical
explanation, where the first one is based on frame presentation of the reference
space vector, the second one is based on a b c frame where there is no need for matrix
transformation. The third one which was presented recently where the determination of the
space vector is avoided and there is no need to know which tetrahedron is containing the
space vector, it is based on the direct values of the three components following the three
phases, the duty time can be evaluated without the passage through the special location of
the space vector. The fourth method in benefiting from the first and second method, where
the matrix used for the calculation of the duty time containing simple operation and the
elements are just 0,1 and -1. As a result the four methods can lead to the same results; the
challenge now is how the method used can be implemented to ensure low cost time
calculation, firstly on two level inverters and later for multilevel inverters. But it is
important to mention that the SVMPWM gave a great flexibility and helps in improving the
technical and economical aspect using the four leg inverter in several applications.
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