Inverters for

Electrical Power
Engineering
By Engineer Ahmed Mahdy
HELLO!
I am Ahmed Mahdy
I am here because I love teaching electrical
engineering topics.

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What is the
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 Content of the Course
1. Definition of inverter.
2. Importance of inverters.
3. Types of inverters.
4. Single phase half bridge R-load.
5. Difference between sin wave and square wave.
6. Single phase half bridge RL-load.
7. Single phase bridge R-load.
8. Single phase bridge RL-load.
9. Three phase inverters.
10. PWM techniques.
11. Single pulse modulation.
12. Multiple pulse modulation.
13. Sinusoidal pulse modulation.
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THANKS!
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1.
Definition of
Inverters

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Inverter is power electronic equipment
used to convert DC to AC.
They are known as DC-to-AC converters.
The output AC is symmetrical with desired
magnitude and frequency.
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Power Inverter 1100 Watt
12 Volt DC To 110 Volt AC

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 Importance of Inverters

1. Used in photovoltaic (solar) systems to convert DC output

from PV cells to AC.

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 Importance of Inverters
2. Used in UPS or Uninterruptible Power Supply.

Ups uses a set of batteries along with an inverter to supply power

when the main power is no longer available.

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 Types of Inverters

▸ Single Phase Inverters

▸ Three Phase Inverters

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 Single Phase Half Bridge R-Load
Q1 and Q2 are transistors for switching ON and OFF.
We use transistors instead of Normal or mechanical switches because the
Sin wave has frequency of 50 HZ which means 50 cycle in one second.
So we use PE switches as MOSFET or IGBT to switch fast.

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Single Phase Half Bridge R-Load

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Single Phase Half Bridge

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Single Phase Half Bridge

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 Single Phase Half Bridge R-load

Q1 and Q2 are controlled so that they don’t switch ON at same

time.
If Q1 and Q2 switched ON then there will be a short circuit on
supply.

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 Single Phase Half Bridge R-Load

The RMS for a function over all time is

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 Sin Wave and Square Wave
1- Sin wave is what comes
naturally from the generator and
that is how supply voltage looks
like.
2- It has only one component
which is the fundamental
component V1.
3- This is type of wave which is
consumed by Large motors and
does not cause noise.
1- Square wave is considered as
the output of some types of
inverters.
2- It has lots of harmonics and
can be analyzed by Fourier
series.
3- Used in low applications which
does not require pure sin wave.
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Single Phase Half Bridge R-Load

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Single Phase Half Bridge R-Load

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Single Phase Half Bridge R-L load

For an inductive
load, the current
can not change
instantaneously.

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Single Phase Half Bridge R-L load

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Single Phase Half Bridge R-L load

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Performance Parameters

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Performance Parameters

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Performance Parameters

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Performance Parameters

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Performance Parameters

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Single Phase Bridge Inverter R-load

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Single Phase Bridge Inverter R-load

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Single Phase Bridge Inverter R-load

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Single Phase Bridge Inverter R-load

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Single Phase Bridge Inverter R-load

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Single Phase Bridge Inverter R-L load

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Single Phase Bridge Inverter R-L load

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Single Phase Bridge Inverter R-L load

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Single Phase Bridge Inverter R-L load

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Single Phase Bridge Inverter R-L load

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Single Phase Bridge Inverter R-L load

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Three Phase Inverter

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Three Phase Inverter

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Notes

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Single Phase Industrial Inverter

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Three Phase Industrial Inverter

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THANKS!
Any questions?

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