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IJEETC 2023 Vol.12(6): 395-404
doi: 10.18178/ijeetc.12.6.395-404

Multi-Level Inverter Fed Induction Motors Based on Simplified and Efficient Modulation Techniques

Essam Hendawi
Department of Electrical Engineering, College of Engineering, Taif University, Taif 21944, Saudi Arabia

Manuscript received April 6, 2023; revised June 28, 2023; accepted August 6, 2023.

Abstract—Speed control of three phase and single phase induction motors represents a very important issue in residential and industrial applications. This paper presents a voltage to frequency speed control of both single phase and three phase induction motors derived by multi-level inverters (MLIs). 15-level and 31-level multi-level inverters are considered. Both MLIs are operated by applying two proposed simplified and efficient modulation techniques in addition to the application of conventional multicarrier sinusoidal pulse width modulation technique MC-SPWM. The proposed modulation techniques overcome several difficulties related to MC-SPWM. The scaler voltage to frequency control method operates very well during starting along with step changes in motor speeds. Simulation results verify the high performance of the proposed modulation techniques when controlling both induction motors based on 15-level and 31-level MLIs.

 
Index Terms—Multi-level inverters, induction motors, voltage to frequency control, simplified modulation techniques, speed control

Cite: Essam Hendawi, "Multi-Level Inverter Fed Induction Motors Based on Simplified and Efficient Modulation Techniques," International Journal of Electrical and Electronic Engineering & Telecommunications, Vol. 12, No. 6, pp. 395-404, November 2023. doi: 10.18178/ijeetc.12.6.395-404

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