A Proto Type FPGA Based Reduced Switch Three Phase Inverter Fed Induction Motor Drive

Abstract

A proto type implementation of FPGA based four switch three phase inverter (FSTPI) fed Induction Motor drive is presented in this paper. In this proposed approach both simulation and experimental work are demonstrated. The simulation of the system is carried out using MATLAB SIMULINK and experimental work is carried out using Spartan-3 processor and Xilinx software. In the experimental work, the in Xilinx software is used to generate the PWM pulses for FSTPI to drive the 0.5 hp 3-phase Induction Motor. The proposed FSTPI fed IM drive is found acceptable considering its cost reduction and other advantageous features