INDEX

CONTENTS

ABSTRACT

LIST OF FIGURES

LIST OF TABLES

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

1.1 Overview

1.2 Objective of the thesis

1.3 Organisation of thesis

CHAPTER 2: INVERTER

2.1 Inverter

2.2 Multilevel Inverter

2.2.1 The most attractive features of MLI

2.3 Types of MLI

2.3.1 DCMLI
2.3.2 Flying capacitors MLI
2.3.3 Cascaded H-Bridge MLI

CHAPTER 3: MODULATION TECHIQUES

3.1 Six step operation for two level inverter

3.2 SPWM

3.2.1 Modulation scheme

 3.2.2 SPWM for two level

3.2.3 Level shifted carrier PWM

3.2.4 SPWM for three level

3.2.5 SPWM for five level

3.3 Simulink model of SPWM

CHAPTER 4: SPACE VECTOR CONTROL FOR MULTILEVEL INVERTERS

4.1 Space vector control (SVC)

4.1.1 Nearest vector control
4.1.2 Nearest level control
4.2 SVPWM for multilevel inverters
4.3 Generalized scheme for multilevel inverter
4.3.1 Block diagram explanation of the scheme
4.4 Three level inverter
4.4.1 Primary unit for three level inverter
4.4.2 Identification of triangle and determination of small vector vs
4.4.3 Secondary unit for three level inverter
4.4.4 Switching sequence for three level inverter
4.5 Five level diode clamped inverter
4.5.1 Switching sequence of five level inverter

CHAPTER 5: MATLAB/SIMULINK IMPLEMENTATION AND RESULTS

5.1 Introduction

5.2 Simulation results for six step operation of two-level inverter

5.3 Simulink diagram for two-level inverter

5.4 SPWM Implementation for Two-Level Inverter

5.5 SVPWM Implementation for Two-Level Inverter

5.6 SPWM Implementation for Three-Level Inverter

5.7 SVPWM Implementation for Three-Level Inverter

5.8 SPWM Implementation for Five-Level Inverter

5.9 SVPWM Implementation for Five-Level Inverter

CHAPTER 6: CONCLUSION

6.1 Conclusion

6.2 Future scope

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