INSTITUTE OF DEPARTMENT OF

TECHMOLOGY OG CAMBODIA ELECTRICAL AND ENERGY ENGINEERING

“POWER ELECTRONICS”
(Lab 5: DC-AC Inverter)

Instructor: SORN DARONG

Student: KEANG LYHOUR e20190363
NOV DAVANN e20190712
PHE MENGHOUR e20190801

ACADEMIC YEAR

2022-2023
1. OBJECTIVES

1.1. To apply concepts of DC-AC inverter

1.2. To learn how to implement basic power electronic circuit.
1.3. To get familiar with a power electronics simulation platform.

2. PULSE WIDTH MODULATION

PWM is one of the most widely used technique in power electronics switching. It is a
process of producing pulse trains with variable widths that control the flow of power
through power electronic switches.
Simulation Procedure
a. Build the model to simulate this circuit using the following values of circuit
components:
 Pulse generator
 Compare to zero
 Sine wave f =50 Hz
 Sawtooth f =1000 Hz
 Model

Figure1. Simulation of Simulink of PULSE WIDTH MODULATION (PWM)

 DATA

b.

Figure2. Pulse generator, sine wave and sawtooth generator

Observes the scope
- Pulse generator
- PWM generator
3. SINGLE PHASE HALF BRIDGE INVERTER

Single phase half bridge inverter is the most basic kind of inverter. It has only two power
electronic switches, that are connected in series with each other and in parallel with the DC bus
bar. Here we generally keep the ON and OFF duration of power switches equal to avoid the DC
shift in the output. The voltage and current waveforms for resistive load.

Simulation Procedure
 a. Build the model to simulate this circuit using the following values of circuit components:
o Voltage source Vin =100V
o Resistance R1 = 1 Ω, R-load = 10 Ω.
o Capacitor C1 = C2 = 0.1F.
o Pulse generator: frequency 50 Hz, Pulse width 50 %
 PWM 1 with 0 deg phase delay
 PWM 2 with phase delay 180 deg.
b. Observe output voltage and current and record the waveform.
c. Find THD of output voltage.

SOLUTION

a. Simulink model
 b. Observe output voltage and current and record waveform.

c. Find THD of output voltage

4. SINGLE PHASE FULL BRIDGE INVERTER

A full bridge single phase inverter is a switching device that generates a square wave AC output
voltage on the application of DC input by adjusting the switch turning ON and OFF based on the
appropriate switching sequence, where the output voltage generated is of the form +Vdc, -Vdc,
Or 0.

Simulation Procedure

a. Build the model to simulate this circuit using the following values of circuit components:
Voltage source Vin =100V
Resistance R load = 10 Ω.
Pulse generator: frequency 50 Hz, Pulse width 50% and 0 deg phase delay.
 b. Observe output voltage and current and record waveform.
c. Compare the output voltage to the output voltage obtained from single phase half bridge
inverter.
d. Find THD of output voltage then compare to THD from single phase half bridge inverter.

Solution

a. Simulink model
b. Observe output voltage and current and record waveform.
c. Compare the output voltage to the output voltage obtained from single phase half bridge
inverter.
 d. Find THD of output voltage then compare to THD from single phase half bridge inverter.

With Frequency 60 Hz we see:

 THD from single phase half bridge inverter = 52.75%
 THD from single phase full bridge inverter = 50.99%

5. THREE PHASE FULL BRIDGE INVERTER

Three-phase inverters are normally used for high-power applications. Three single-phase half (or
full)-bridge inverters can be connected in parallel as shown in Figure below to form the
configuration of a three-phase inverter. The gating signals of single-phase inverters should be
advanced or delayed by 120° with respect to each other to obtain three-phase balanced
(fundamental) voltages.
 a. Build the model to simulate this circuit using the following values of circuit
components:
 Voltage source Vin =100V
 Resistance R load = 10 Ω.
 Pulse generator: frequency 50 Hz, pulse width 50% and phase delay.
 Pulse generator phase delay: PWM1 = 0 deg, PWM2 = 60 deg, PWM 3 = 120
deg, PWM 4 = 180 deg, PWM 5 = 240 deg, PWM 6 = 300 deg.
b. Observe output voltage and current and record waveform
c. Find THD output voltage

Solution

a. Simulink model
b. Observe output voltage and current and record waveform
 output voltage
  Output current

6. SPWM THREE PHASE INVERTER

Working principal of SPWM three phase inverter is the same regular three phase inverter, the
only different is about control gate signal. In SPWM, we generate PWM signal from the
comparison between sine wave and sawtooth.

Simulation Procedure

a. Build the model to simulate this circuit using the following values of circuit
components:
  Voltage source Vin =100V
 Resistance R load = 10 Ω.
 Sawtooth signal: frequency 100 kHz, Phase 180 deg.
 Phase: sine wave 1 = 0 deg, sine wave 2 = 120 deg, sine wave 3 = -120 deg.
b. Observe output voltage and current and record waveform.
c. Compare the output voltage to the output voltage obtained from three phase full
bridge inverter.
d. Find THD of output voltage then compare to THD from three phase full bridge
inverter.

SOLUTION

a. Simulink model
b. Observe output voltage and current and record waveform.
 output voltage

 Current output
c. Compare the output voltage to the output voltage obtained from three phase full
bridge inverter.
d. Find THD of output voltage then compare to THD from three phase full bridge
inverter.
7. PURE SINE WAVE THREE PHASE INVERTER

To obtain better output voltage, filter is added to the inverter circuit as figure below.

Simulation Procedure

a. Build the model to simulate this circuit using the following values of circuit
components:
• Voltage source Vin =100V
• Resistance R load = 10 Ω.
• Inductance L1 = L2 = L3 = 80 mH.
• Capacitance C1 = C2 = C3 = 30 uH.
• Sawtooth signal: frequency 100 kHz, Phase 180 deg.
• Phase: sine wave 1 = 0 deg, sine wave 2 = 120 deg, sine wave 3 = -120 deg.
b. Observe output voltage and current and record the waveform.
c. Compare the output voltage to the output voltage obtained from three phase full bridge
inverter.
d. Find THD of output voltage then compare to THD from three phase full bridge
inverter.
Solution

a. Model of Simulink

 Voltage source Vin =100V

 Resistance R load = 10 Ω.
 Inductance L1 = L2 = L3 = 80 mH.
 Capacitance C1 = C2 = C3 = 30 uH.
 Sawtooth signal: frequency 100 kHz, Phase 180 deg.
 Phase: sine wave 1 = 0 deg, sine wave 2 = 120 deg, sine wave 3 = -120 deg.

b. Observe output voltage and current and record the waveform.

 Voltage output
  Current output

c. Compare the output voltage to the output voltage obtained from three phase full bridge
inverter.
d. Find THD of output voltage then compare to THD from three phase full bridge inverter.