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CHAPTER 4 - Inverters and Space Vector Modulation<br />

In the subject of motor control there are three areas that can be very tightly integrated and hard to<br />

discuss separately: commutation or phasing (the synchronizing of the current waveforms with the<br />

shaft position), current control (controlling the shape and amplitude of current to produce the<br />

correct value of torque), and the motor control system structure (how references are generated,<br />

how commands are passed to the power converter, and how feedback is used). This chapter<br />

discusses inverters and space vector modulation. As a consequence it cannot avoid discussing<br />

current control, but the main discussion of current control must be delayed until the next chapter<br />

when FOC is presented.<br />

This chapter begins by discussing the general structure common to all inverters. The common<br />

inverters will be divided into to classes (120° and 180°) and the control methods for each will be<br />

investigated. As the 120° class is discussed it will be natural to also discuss the 120° six-step<br />

commutation (“trapezoidal commutation”) mentioned in Chapter 2; from that point on only 180°<br />

inverters will be treated.<br />

The second section deals exclusively with SVM. It is first shown how SVM uses the 180°<br />

inverter. As a continuation of the space vector material from Chapter 3, the meaning of the<br />

magnitude and trajectories of space vectors is discussed. SVM overmodulation will be compared<br />

to PWM overmodulation and will reveal the concept of “maximum” inverter output. Finally,<br />

details regarding SVM implementation and relationships to PWM are discussed.<br />

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