A Computer-Aided Analysis and Design Approach for Static Voltage Source Inverters

The relative success of the ``cut and try'' method has made the design of static power converters more of an art than a science. As a result, no comprehensive analysis approach is available today that can be used to design static converters with a good degree of confidence. Some important aspects of this problem-concerning mainly static voltage source inverters-are treated in this paper within the framework of a generalized analysis and design method. The subject approach utilizes the switching function concept to derive relevant analytical expressions, and digital simulation to obtain relevant design data.