POWER ELECTRONICS LABORATORY

SINGLE PHASE INVERTER USING IGBT

A REPORT BY JASSIM NAZEEB 107109032

Date:20/03/2012

EXPERIMENT-08

AIM: To simulate the operation of a single phase inverter using IGBT with MATLAB.

SOFTWARE REQUIRED: MATLAB

THEORY:
Inverters are circuits that convert dc to ac. More precisely, inverters transfer power from a dc source to an ac load. In other applications, the objective is to create an ac voltage when only a dc voltage source is available. The focus of this chapter is on inverters that produce an ac output from a dc input. Inverters are used in applications such as adjustable-speed ac motor drives, uninterruptible power supplies (UPS), and running ac appliances from an automobile battery.
THE FULL-BRIDGE CONVERTER The full-bridge converter is the basic circuit used to convert dc to ac. . In this application, an ac output is synthesized from a dc input by closing and opening the switches in an appropriate sequence. The output voltage vo can be _Vdc, _Vdc, or zero, depending on which switches are closed. Figure 8-1b to e shows the equivalent circuits for switch combinations. Switches Closed Output Voltage vo S1 and S2 Vdc S3 and S4 - Vdc S1 and S3 0 S2 and S4 0

SQUARE WAVE INVERTER

The simplest switching scheme for the full-bridge converter produces a square wave output voltage. The switches connect the load to +Vdc when S1 and S2 are closed or to -Vdc when S3 and S4 are closed. The periodic switching of the load voltage between +Vdc and -Vdc produces a square wave voltage across the load. Although this alternating output is non-sinusoidal, it may be an adequate ac waveform for some applications.

PROCEDURE: The simulation of Full Bridge single phase inverter is performed using Simulink block in Matlab software. For resistive loads, The four IGBTs will be sufficient because load current and load voltage will always be in phase with each other. CIRCUIT DIAGRAM: MAIN CIRCUIT DIAGRAM

Continuous powergui
In1 In3 Out1 Out2 Out3 Out4

Switch

Firing Circuit

Switch1 Scope1
g C g C E

Sine wave for SPWM

IGBT/Diode2
m

IGBT/Diode3
m E

0 Give 1 for SPWM Give 0 for PWM

+ - v

DC Voltage Source

+ i -

Voltage Measurement1

Current Measurement Series RLC Branch

g C g C E

IGBT/Diode
m

IGBT/Diode1
m E

5 Give DC value for PWM

FIRING CIRCUIT

Scope1 20 Sawtooth > Add Relational Operator 1 In1 5 Constant2 Switched transport delay for linearization 2 Out2 Gain 1 Out1

Scope

2 In3 > Relational Operator1 20 Gain2 3 Out3 4 Out4

Switched transport delay for linearization1

MODEL GRAPHS: Pulses for Switch S1 & S2

Pulses for Switch S3 & S4

OUTPUT VOLTAGE VS TIME FOR R LOAD

OUTPUT CURRENT VS TIME FOR R LOAD

OUTPUT CURRRET VS TIME FOR L LOAD

OUTPUT VOLTAGE VS TIME FOR L LOAD

WAVEFORM FOR SPWM

CONCLUSION: The single phase full bridge inverter uses four switches to invert the input DC voltage. The frequency of the output AC voltage is decided by time period of the gate pulse to the switches. Different techniques can be used to provide gate pulse to the switches.