Harmonics and THD in five phase inverters

Abstract

Now-a-days most of the appliances and machine works on AC power. If AC power is unavailable for a short period of time, then during that period we need to supply AC power by converting the stored DC power. This can be possible using an Inverter. Inverters can be of multi-phase i.e. 3phase, 5phase, 6phase and so on. Since inverters have wide application in industries and HVDC transmission lines, the improvement in the output voltage and the reduction in harmonics are of utmost importance. In this paper a detailed analysis of harmonics and THD in a five phase inverter with different conduction angle along with the derived mathematical equations has been presented. A comparative study between three phase and five phase inverters at different conduction angle has been presented.