Sinusoidal Pulse-Width Modulation

In multiple-pulse modulation, all pulses are

the same width
Vary the pulse width according to the
amplitude of a sine wave evaluated at the
center of the same pulse

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Generate the gating signal

2 Reference Signals, vr, -vr

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Comparing the carrier and reference signals

Generate g1 signal by comparison with vr
Generate g4 signal by comparison with -vr

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Comparing the carrier and reference signals

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Potential problem if Q1 and Q4 try to turn ON

at the same time!

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If we prevent the problem

Output voltage is low when g1 and g4 are

both high
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This composite signal is difficult to generate

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Generate the same gate pulses with one

sine wave

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Alternate scheme

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rms output voltage

Depends on the modulation index, M
V V
o

p
S

2p

m 1

Where m is the width of the mth pulse

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Fourier coefficients of the output voltage

4V
n
3
B
sin
sin n
n
4
4
n 1, 3, 5,..
2p

m 1

sin n

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Harmonic Profile

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Compare with multiple-pulse case for p=5

Distortion Factor is considerably less

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