Improved modulation techniques for PWM-VSI drives

PWM-VSI based AC motor drives have two main problems. The inverter is nonlinear which causes instability problems in some specific working points of the AC machine and it emits acoustic noise due to the switching frequency. Nonlinearities like dead-time in the inverter, load dependent DC-link voltage ripple and the voltage drop across the switches are modeled and compensated by improved modulation techniques in order to obtain an almost ideal inverter. Different feedback and feedforward techniques are proposed. The acoustic noise is reduced by using a random modulation strategy. Measurements show a significant improvement by using feedforward and feedback techniques for linearizing the inverter. An improvement in reduction of the acoustic noise emission is also achieved by using random modulation. It is concluded that a combination of a random modulation strategy and feedforward/feedback techniques gives an almost ideal AC motor drive system     

Random modulation techniques with fixed switching frequency forthree-phase power converters

This paper proposes a new family of random modulation techniques for three-phase power converters which operate with a fixed switching frequency. The techniques are based on adjusting the duration of the zero-vectors or adjusting the three pulse positions in a switching period. Three methods are selected for experimental tests because they preserve the fixed switching frequency known from standard PWM techniques. The new methods are also compared with random switching frequency modulation and with fixed switching frequency modulation. Voltage, current and acoustic noise spectra are used for comparison and it is concluded that two of the techniques are especially useful at lower fundamental frequencies. The techniques can substitute classic random modulation techniques with variable switching frequency in some applications     

Acoustic noise reduction in sinusoidal PWM drives using a randomlymodulated carrier

Acoustic noise in an inverter-driven electric machine can be reduced by avoiding the concentration of harmonic energy in distinct tones. One method to spread out the harmonic spectrum without the use of programmed PWM (pulse width modulation) is to make the switching pattern random. It is proposed that the switching pattern can be randomized by modulating the triangle carrier in sinusoidal PWM with bandlimited white noise. All of the advantages of sinusoidal PWM are preserved with this technique. These include, real-time control, linear operation, good transient response, and a constant average switching frequency. By controlling the bandwidth and RMS value of the bandwidth limited noise modulation, it is shown that the instantaneous variation in switching frequency and the bandwidth of the energy spectrum in the machine can be specified within predetermined limits. Experimental results show the absence of acoustic noise concentrated at specific tones, which is present in conventional sinusoidal modulation     

基于改进型三角积分调制的电磁干扰抑制方法

开关电源工作于开关状态,是强电磁干扰源,将集中于开关频率及其谐波频率上的能量分配到更多频率上能较好地抑制电磁干扰峰值．针对开关电源应用需求,扩展分析了三角积分调制中输出平均频率与输入的关系及抑制电磁干扰的机理．针对三角积分调制应用于开关电源的不足,提出改进型三角积分调制．采用〖WTBX〗m〖WTBZ〗和逆〖WTBX〗m〖WTBZ〗伪随机序列实现改进型三角积分调制中的随机频率发生器和随机噪声发生器．实测结果证明改进型三角积分调制的电磁干扰峰值低于三角积分调制10 dB,具有更好的电磁干扰峰值抑制效果．     

A New Hybrid Random PWM Scheme

This paper proposes a new hybrid random pulsewidth modulation (PWM) scheme based on a TMS320LF2407 DSP, in order to disperse the acoustic switching noise spectra of an induction motor drive. The proposed random PWM pulses are produced through the logical comparison of a pseudorandom binary sequence (PRBS) bits with the PWM pulses corresponding to two random triangular carriers. For this reason, the PWM pulses of the proposed scheme possess the hybrid characteristics of the random pulse position PWM and the random carrier frequency PWM. In order to verify the validity of the proposed method, the simulations and experiments were conducted with a 1.5-kW three-phase induction motor under the 2.5-A load condition. The DSP generates the random numbers, the PRBS bits with a lead-lag random bit (8 bit) and the three-phase reference signals. Also, a frequency modulator MAX038 makes the randomized frequency triangular carrier (3 $pm$ 1 kHz). From the results, the proposed scheme shows good randomization effects of the voltage, current, and acoustic noise of the motor as compared with conventional scheme (3 kHz).      

基于压控振荡器的真随机数发生器设计

通过对频率抖动机理的研究,提出一种基于压控振荡器（Voltage-Controlled Oscillator,VCO）的真随机数发生器（True Random Number Generator,TRNG）设计方案.该方案将电阻热噪声放大后作为VCO的控制信号使其振荡频率在中心频率附近随机抖动.VCO所产生的慢振荡信号对周期固定的快振荡信号采样生成原始随机序列,然后利用后处理电路提高序列均匀性并消除自相关性.通过热噪声发生器调节VCO的中心频率可实现序列比特率和随机性之间的权衡.所提电路采用SMIC 55nm CMOS工艺设计,芯片面积0.0124mm²,比特率10Mbps,平均功率0.81mW.输出的随机序列通过NIST SP 800-22测试.     

Experimental investigation of a naval propulsion drive model with the PWM-based attenuation of the acoustic and electromagnetic noise

An extensive experimental investigation of a 40-hp ac drive was conducted with the focus on mitigation of the acoustic and electromagnetic noise, and vibration, by means of random pulsewidth modulation (RPWM) employed in the drive's inverter. The drive was a laboratory model of an electric propulsion system for naval vessels, particularly electric submarines, in which the noise mitigation is crucial for survivability. Three PWM methods were compared: 1) the classic deterministic PWM, characterized by a constant switching period equal to the sampling period of the digital modulator; 2) the known RPWM technique, referred to as RPWM I, in which the switching and sampling periods are varied simultaneously in a random manner; and 3) a novel RPWM method, referred to as RPWM II, with a constant sampling period and the switching periods randomly varied around an average value equal to the sampling period. The experimental results have confirmed the mitigating properties of RPWM with respect to the acoustic and electromagnetic noise, and vibration. Because of the fixed sampling frequency, the RPWM II technique is technically more convenient than the classic RPWM I method and only marginally less effective in flattening the peaks of noise spectra. Importantly, conclusions drawn from the described study are valid for ac drives in general.     

一种用于FH-OFDM通信的基带调制方式

针对跳频通信系统，提出一种非相干的，高频带利用率的调制方案。该方案是以多进制ASK和正交频分复用（OFDM）相结合。这个方案能使所需的数据带宽最小。对固定的扩频带宽来说，用户使用的频率通道数量大大增加。针对附加了高斯白噪声的FH—OFDM-MASK系统提出了简单而又精确的误比特率表达式。     

正态频率调制降低开关变换器电磁干扰的研究

利用正态频率调制技术从噪声产生源头上降低了开关变换器的电磁干扰。简单地分析了具有不变概率密度分布的离散随机信号频率调制降低开关变换器EMI噪声的原理,并试制了一台正态频率调制开关变换器电源样机。给出了开关管电流信号的频谱以及传导干扰测试的结果。实验结果表明该技术能有效降低开关谐波峰值,使开关变换器易于通过EMI测试,具有应用的前景。     

随机频率调制降低开关变换器电磁干扰的研究

利用随机频率调制技术从噪声产生源头上降低了开关变换器的电磁干扰。分析了具有不变概率密度分布的随机频率调制降低开关变换器EMI噪声的原理。将嵌入式系统产生的均匀分布离散随机信号加入脉宽调制芯片,开关频率随机变化,试制了一台随机频率调制开关变换器电源样机。给出了开关管电流信号的频谱以及传导干扰测试的结果。实验结果表明该技术能有效降低开关谐波峰值,使开关变换器易于通过EMI测试,具有应用前景。     

Frequency-hopped multiple-access communications with noncoherent M-ary OFDM-ASK

A noncoherent, bandwidth-efficient modulation scheme is proposed for frequency-hopping multiple-access (FH-MA) networks. The proposed scheme is a combination of noncoherent M-ary amplitude-shift keying (NMASK) and orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM). Using this scheme minimizes the required data bandwidth. The number of frequency slots available to the users increases significantly for a fixed spread-spectrum bandwidth (BW/sub SS/). The effect of the multiple-access interference is reduced. Simple and accurate bit error rate expressions have been derived for FH-OFDM-MASK in additive white Gaussian noise channels and for FH-OFDM-ASK in Rayleigh fading channels.     

Analysis, design, and implementation of a random frequency PWMinverter

Random pulse width modulation (RPWM) approaches can make the harmonic spectrum of inverter output voltage be continuously distributed without affecting the fundamental frequency component, and thus the acoustic noise and mechanical vibration of an inverter-fed AC motor drive are greatly reduced. However, the analysis and design of the RPWM mechanisms are generally not so trivial for practical engineers that their applications are limited. In this paper, a random frequency PWM (RFPWM) inverter and its practical design procedure are presented. First, the effects of the attributes of a random signal on the inverter output harmonic spectrum distribution characteristics are analyzed using an intuitive concept, then based on which, the quantitative design. Simulink simulation and implementation of the proposed RFPWM inverter are introduced. The proposed RFPWM inverter is employed to power an indirect field-oriented induction motor drive. The simulated and measured results indicate that the uniform random distribution of inverter output harmonic spectrum and thus smaller acoustic noise and mechanical vibration are obtained by the proposed RFPWM scheme     

Random switching techniques for inverter control

New techniques which dramatically reduce acoustic noise by randomising the inverter switching frequency for inverter control are presented. It is shown that the proposed techniques combine the advantages of conventional pulsewidth modulation (PWM) techniques based on regular-sampling techniques and random PWM techniques     

Current control for induction motor drives using random PWM

Current control in voltage-source inverters with random pulsewidth modulation (RPWM) is investigated. The random modulation is introduced to alleviate the undesirable acoustic, vibration, and EMI effects in inverter-fed AC drive systems. A novel RPWM digital technique with dithering of the switching frequency and compensation of the processing time is described. Design of the current control loop is discussed. Results of investigation of an experimental drive system are presented, proving the feasibility of the proposed solutions     

Optimization of switching frequencies in the limited-pool randomspace vector PWM strategy for inverter-fed drives

A space vector PWM technique for inverter fed AC drives which, in contrast with known random modulation methods, is characterized by a very small pool of randomly used switching frequencies, is presented. The limited size of the pool facilitates design of digitally implemented subsystems of the drive, whose settings depend on the length of sampling interval. A method for optimal selection of pool frequencies is described and validated by experimental evidence, including EMI measurements     

Reference-based dual switch and stay diversity systems over correlated Nakagami fading channels

We provide new generic and exact analytical results for the performance of nonideal reference-based dual predetection switch and stay diversity systems in receiving M-ary digitally modulated signals in the presence of additive white Gaussian noise and correlated slow and nonselective Nakagami-m fading channels. Pilot-tone-aided, pilot-symbol-aided, and differential detection (DD) reference-based systems are considered. The impact of symbol alphabet cardinality, normalized distance between antennas, fading severity, and normalized Doppler frequency on the performance of these systems is analyzed. Optimum switching threshold and optimum pilot-to-signal power ratio as a function of channel fading characteristics, normalized distance between antennas, and modulation type are determined. Furthermore, some fixed switching strategies - minimum cost strategy, fixed average strategy, and midpoint strategy - that allow one to obtain diversity gain with a reduced complexity receiver are considered.     

A novel random PWM technique with low computational overhead and constant sampling frequency for high-volume, low-cost applications

A novel random pulse-width modulation (PWM) technique for three-phase voltage-source inverters, characterized by low computational overhead, a variable switching frequency, and a constant sampling frequency, is presented. The technique is based on two strategies: 1) the so-called arithmetic PWM (APWM), which yields the same switching patterns as the classic space-vector modulation, but with minimal computational effort and 2) randomization of switching periods by varying the delay of switching cycles with respect to corresponding sampling cycles. Simplicity of the technique, named a variable-delay random PWM (VDRPWM) method, allows its implementation in cheap, low-end processors. It makes the VDRPWM the best choice for high-volume, low-cost applications, such as domestic and automotive ac drives and UPSs. The random aspect of the technique has a mitigating effect on the acoustic and electromagnetic noise emitted by the supplied system. This feature has been confirmed by experiments with a 40-hp induction motor drive.     

Variable‐rate adaptive modulation with optimum switching thresholds for cooperative systems with relay selection

In this paper, the performance of variable‐rate adaptive modulation schemes in the amplify‐and‐forward cooperative systems with relay selection is analyzed over Rayleigh fading channels. We consider constant power and discrete‐rate adaptive multi‐level modulation techniques. The switching levels required for discrete‐rate adaptive modulation have been determined for two schemes, namely fixed switching levels and optimum switching levels, both respecting a target bit error rate requirements, where in the later scheme, the switching levels are optimally determined in a way that the average spectral efficiency of the system is maximized. Two M‐ary modulation schemes, namely quadrature amplitude modulation and phase shift keying, are considered. Closed‐form expressions are derived for three performance metrics, namely average spectral efficiency, outage probability, and average bit error rate, for two cases: independent and identically distributed fading relay links and independent and non‐identically distributed links. It is shown that, compared with using fixed switching levels, employing optimum switching levels provides a slight improvement in the spectral efficiency and moderate improvements in the signal‐to‐noise ratio gain and in the outage probability of the system. It is also shown that compared with the independent and identically distributed links, independent and non‐identically distributed relay links yield a slight increase in the signal‐to‐noise ratio gain and a slight decrease in the diversity order of the system. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Impulse Noise Correction in OFDM Systems

In orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) systems, the impulse noise causes catastrophic accuracy degradation since the impulse noise affects all the subcarriers in a symbol due to the fast Fourier transform (FFT) operations at the receiver. Potential causes of impulse noise include erasure channel, power switching, and circuit failure in integrated circuits. In this paper, from a practical observation, a novel iterative impulse error correction scheme is proposed. This scheme is referred to as the impulse noise location and value search algorithm, which is based on the crucial observation of the relationship of the impulse noise and the symbol constellation. In a 512-FFT OFDM system at 25 dB additive white Gaussian noise signal-to-noise ratio, for quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM)-4 and QAM-8 modulation, simulation results show that our proposed novel scheme can effectively correct impulse errors that corrupt up to 20.7 % and 13.9 % of the received time-domain signal at known locations. In addition, without the knowledge of impulse noise location, the proposed scheme still can correct at least 9.96 % of the received time-domain signal for QAM-4 modulation.     

自适应Turbo-QAM编码调制及其在 平坦Nakagami衰落信道的吞吐量性能

本文提出了一种通用的自适应编码调制系统吞吐量性能分析方法.基于各固定编码调制方式的误码率(BER)性能,使每种编码调制方案对应于一个信道平均信噪比(SNR)范围,再应用拉格朗日函数法得到使自适应编码调制系统吞吐量性能最大的信噪比转换门限,可得到系统的平均吞吐量性能.数值分析结果表明,相对于自适应M进制正交幅度调制(MQAM),自适应Turbo编码MQAM系统吞吐量性能有显著提高,并且该性能受瞬时误码率要求的影响较小.Nakagami信道中,在相同平均信道信噪比条件下,随着m的增大,系统吞吐量性能提高缓慢.