Average Modelling of a Voltage Source Inverter with Dead-Time in a Synchronous Reference Frame

Guha, Anirudh and Narayanan, G (2013) Average Modelling of a Voltage Source Inverter with Dead-Time in a Synchronous Reference Frame. In: IEEE Conference on Innovative Smart Grid Technologies - Asia (ISGT Asia), NOV 10-13, 2013, Bangalore, INDIA.

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Abstract

Voltage source inverters are an integral part of renewable power sources and smart grid systems. Computationally efficient and fairly accurate models for the voltage source inverter are required to carry out extensive simulation studies on complex power networks. Accuracy requires that the effect of dead-time be incorporated in the inverter model. The dead-time is essentially a short delay introduced between the gating pulses to the complementary switches in an inverter leg for the safety of power devices. As the modern voltage source inverters switch at fairly high frequencies, the dead-time significantly influences the output fundamental voltage. Dead-time also causes low-frequency harmonic distortion and is hence important from a power quality perspective. This paper studies the dead-time effect in a synchronous dq reference frame, since dynamic studies and controller design are typically carried out in this frame of reference. For the sake of computational efficiency, average models are derived, incorporating the dead-time effect, in both RYB and dq reference frames. The average models are shown to consume less computation time than their corresponding switching models, the accuracies of the models being comparable. The proposed average synchronous reference frame model, including effect of dead-time, is validated through experimental results.

Item Type:	Conference Paper
Publisher:	IEEE
Additional Information:	Copyright for this article belongs to the IEEE
Department/Centre:	Division of Electrical Sciences > Electrical Engineering
Date Deposited:	07 Apr 2014 09:20
Last Modified:	07 Apr 2014 09:20
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/48789

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