Linear Modulation Scheme in Multilevel Inverter
Pulse width modulation (PWM) strategies used in a conventional inverter can be modified to use in multilevel converters. The advent of the multilevel converter PWM modulation methodologies can be classified according to switching frequency as been illustrated. The three multilevel PWM methods most discussed in the literature have been multilevel carrier-based PWM, selective harmonic elimination, and multilevel space vector PWM; all are extensions of traditional two-level PWM strategies to several levels. Other multilevel PWM methods have been used to a much lesser extent by researchers; therefore, only the three major techniques will be discussed in this chapter.
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