SFU-MSE894 Graduate Project #1 Summer 2014

MSE 894 - Project 1

Space Vector Modulation Scheme for Two-Level
Voltage Source Inverter

1. Objectives
1) To understand the principle of space vector modulation; and
2) To investigate the harmonic performance of the two-level voltage source inverter.

2. Suggested Simulation Software
Matlab/Simulink

3. System Specifications
Inverter Topology: Two-level voltage source inverter
Rated Inverter Output Power: 100KVA
Rated Inverter Output Voltage: 690V (fundamental line-to-line voltage, rms)
Rated Inverter Output Current: 83.7A (fundamental rms)
Rated dc Input Voltage: Constant dc (to be determined)
Load: RL load with a per-phase resistance of 0.9pu and
inductance of 0.42pu, which gives the load
impedance of 1.0pu with a lagging power factor of
0.9. Note that the RL load is fixed for the inverter
operating under various conditions.
Switching Devices: Ideal switch (no power losses or forward voltage
drops)


4. Project Requirements

Part A
A.1 Determine the dc input voltage V
d
that can produce a fundamental line-to-line voltage
of 690V (rms) at the modulation index of m
a
= 1.0 .
A.2 Determine the value of load resistance () and inductance (mH).

Part B
Develop a simulation program for the conventional SVM scheme using the seven-
segment switching sequence discussed in class. Run your simulation program for the
tasks given in Table I.
SFU-MSE894 Graduate Project #1 Summer 2014

Table I. Simulation tasks for the conventional SVM scheme
Simulation Task f 1 (Hz) m a T s (sec)
T.1 30 0.4 1/720
T.2 30 0.8 1/720
T.3 60 0.8 1/720
T.4 60 0.8 1/1080
T.5 60 0.8 1/1440

B.1 For each of the above tasks, draw waveforms (two cycles each) for the inverter line-
to-line voltage v
AB
(V) and inverter output current i
A
(A).
B.2 Plot the harmonic spectrum (0 to 60
th
harmonics) of v
AB
normalized to the dc voltage
V
d
and i
A
normalized to its rated fundamental component I
A1,RTD
(83.7A). Find the THD
of v
AB
and i
A
.
B.3 Analyze your simulation results and draw conclusions.


Part C
Fix the inverter operation at f
1
=60Hz and T
s
=1/720sec, and run the simulation program at
various modulation index (m
a
= 0, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3 ... and 1.0).

Table II. Simulation at f
1
=60Hz and T
s
=1/720sec


C.1 Fill Table II with simulation results.
C.2 Plot the fundamental content and THD of v
AB
versus m
a
.
C.3 Plot the harmonic contents (5
th
, 7
th
, 11
th
and 13
th
order harmonics) of v
AB
versus m
a
in
one figure.
C.4 Analyze your simulation results and draw conclusions.

5. Project Report
1) Cover page (including course/project title, your name, student ID, date)
m
a

THD
(%)
Harmonic Performance (% of V
d
)
1
st
5
th
7
th
11
th
13
th

0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1.0
SFU-MSE894 Graduate Project #1 Summer 2014
2) Abstract (a paragraph of about 200 words)
3) Introduction
4) Theoretical analysis
5) Calculations, simulation results and discussions/explanations
6) Conclusions (about 300 words)
7) Appendix: Simulink models