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DC to AC Conversion (INVERTER)

DEFINITION: Converts DC to AC power by switching the DC input voltage (or current)in a pre-determined sequence so as to generate AC voltage (or current) output.

TYPICAL APPLICATIONS: Un-interruptible power supply (UPS), Industrial (induction motor) drives, Traction, HVDC, Induction heating, Variable speed ac motor drive, aircrafts power supply.

Types of inverter
Voltage Source Inverter (VSI) Current Source Inverter (CSI)

Operation of simple square-wave inverter


To illustrate the concept of AC waveform generation D1,D2,D3,D4 known as feedback diode.

Operation of simple square-wave inverter

Filtering
Output of the inverter is chopped AC voltage with zero DC component.In some applications such as UPS, high purity sine wave output is required. An LC section low-pass filter is normally filter at the inverter output to reduce the high frequency harmonics. In some applications such as AC motor drive, filtering is not required.

Half-bridge inverter
During the positive half cycle of the output voltage , S1 on, Vo=+V/2. During the negative half cycle of the output voltage , S2 on, Vo= -V/2. If the load is reactive the output current io lags the output voltage Vo.

Half-bridge inverter
The top and bottom switch has to be complementary, i.e. If the top switch is closed (on), the bottom must be off, and vice-versa. In practical, a dead time as shown below is required to avoid shoot-through faults.

Single-phase, full-bridge

Full bridge (single phase) is built from two half-bridge leg. S1,S2 are fired at the first half cycle and S3,S4 are fired during the second half cycle of the output voltage. The output voltage is squarewave of amplitude V. The output frequency are depend on the firing pulse.

Three-phase inverter
Each leg (A, B, C) is delayed by 120 degrees. A three-phase inverter with star connected load is shown below. S1 are fired at wt=0. Pole A is connected to the bus of dc supply making VAO=V/2. when S4 is fired at wt= pole A is connected to the negative bus of dc supply making VAO=-V/2. The line voltage are: VAB=VAO-VBO VBC=VBO-VCO VCA=VCO-VAO

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