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Student-1 0402055

Student-2 0402057

Supervisor- Dr. Poritosh Kumar Shadhu Khan

Project Title-Generation of Computer Guided Gate Pulses for the Various Power Electronic
Converter.

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Background/Introduction

Three phase inverters are used for variable-frequency drive applications and for high power
applications such as HVDC power transmission. A basic three-phase inverter consists of three
single-phase inverter switches each connected to one of the three load terminals. Modern Power
Electronics makes generous use of IGBTs in most applications and, if the present trend is any
indication, the future will see more and more applications making use of IGBTs. It operates as a
MOSFET with an injecting region on its Drain side to provide for conductivity modulation of the
Drain drift region so that on-state losses are reduced, especially when compared to an equally
rated high voltage MOSFET.

The main advantages of IGBT over a Power MOSFET and a BJT:

1. It has a very low on-state voltage drop due to conductivity modulation and has superior on-
state current density. So smaller chip size is possible and the cost can be reduced.

2. Low driving power and a simple drive circuit due to the input MOS gate structure. It can be
easily controlled as compared to current controlled devices (thyristor, BJT) in high voltage and
high current applications.

3. Wide SOA. It has superior current conduction capability compared with the bipolar transistor.
It also has excellent forward and reverse blocking capabilities.

The main drawbacks are:

1. Switching speed is inferior to that of a Power MOSFET and superior to that of a BJT. The
collector current tailing due to the minority carrier causes the turnoff speed to be slow.

2. There is a possibility of latchup due to the internal PNPN thyristor structure. The IGBT is
suitable for scaling up the blocking voltage capability.

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Objectives with specific aim and possible outcome

This Three-Phase Inverter is a project whose objectives are-

 Generation of rectangular gate pulse for driving a three phase IGBT module.

 Monitoring the output and internal state of the module using Data Acquisition
Module and its control.

 Making a power supply system for three phase loads utilizing solar cell.

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Outline of methodology/Experimental design

To implement a computer guided pulse generator we have to follow the following procedures-

Assumptions

Balanced IGBT Module Representation

Switching States

MODE Sw1 Sw2 Sw3 Sw4 Sw5 Sw6 VAO VBO VCO
1 ON OFF OFF OFF ON ON +0.5 Edc -0.5 Edc +0.5 Edc
2 ON ON OFF OFF OFF ON +0.5 Edc -0.5 Edc -0.5 Edc
3 ON ON ON OFF OFF OFF +0.5 Edc +0.5 Edc -0.5 Edc
4 OFF ON ON ON OFF OFF -0.5 Edc +0.5 Edc -0.5 Edc
5 OFF OFF ON ON ON OFF -0.5 Edc +0.5 Edc +0.5 Edc
6 OFF OFF OFF ON ON ON -0.5 Edc -0.5 Edc +0.5 Edc
7 ON OFF OFF OFF ON ON +0.5 Edc -0.5 Edc +0.5 Edc
8 ON ON OFF OFF OFF ON +0.5 Edc -0.5 Edc -0.5 Edc
9 ON ON ON OFF OFF OFF +0.5 Edc +0.5 Edc -0.5 Edc
10 OFF ON ON ON OFF OFF -0.5 Edc +0.5 Edc -0.5 Edc
11 OFF OFF ON ON ON OFF -0.5 Edc +0.5 Edc +0.5 Edc
12 OFF OFF OFF ON ON ON -0.5 Edc -0.5 Edc +0.5 Edc

Wave Shape Representations and Related Equations

Relationships between pole voltages (VAO, VBO, VCO) and line voltages (VAB, VBC, VCA)

VAB = VAO – VBO, VBC = VBO – VCO, VCA = VCO – VAO

Finally we get the output voltage wave shapes according to the following equation
VAN = 2/3 VAO - 1/3 (VBO + VCO)

VBN = 2/3 VBO – 1/3 (VAO + VCO)

VCN = 2/3 VCO – 1/3 (VAO + VBO)

From the above impressions we get the gate pulse representation-

The above gate wave shapes we have the following assumptions-

 We need six individual rectangular pulses.

 With the chosen numbering the switches turn on in the sequence:- Sw1, Sw2, Sw3, Sw4,
Sw5, Sw6, Sw1, Sw2, ….and so on. Identifying the switching cycle time as 360 degrees
(2π radians), each switch conducts for 1800 and the turning on of the adjacent switch is
staggered by 60 degrees.
 The upper and lower switches of each pole (leg) of the inverter conduct in a
complementary manner. To reverse the output phase sequence, the switching sequence
may simply be reversed.
 Block Diagram:

Digitally Programmable Multi-Stage

PC Interface
Square-wave Binary counter
by Serial Port
Oscillator/µ- providing Clock
controller/PCI Signal

5-stage phase shifter Switched-capacitor

of 60˚ increment lowpass filter
Computer

Comparator

Data Acquisition Three Phase IGBT Three Phase

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Module Module Balanced Load

References

 Yongping Xia, Navcom Technology, Torrance, CA

 IXYS Semiconductor GmbH
 International Rectifier etc.