Faculty of Engineering & Applied Science (FEAS)

Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Program: B.Sc. in EEE
Course Code: EEE 378 Name of Course: Power Electronics Laboratory

Experiment No. 08: SQUARE WAVE VOLTAGE INVERTER

Objectives of this experiment are to:

1. Understand and learn how IGBT characteristics are used in square wave voltage inverters.
2. Learn the basics of DC to AC conversion.
3. Learn some applications of inverters.

Course Outcomes (COs), Program Outcomes (POs) and Assessment:

Domain / level
Expt Delivery methods
CO Statement Corresponding PO of learning Assessment tools
No. and activities
taxonomy
Lab tests
Simulation
CO1: Implement Investigation Lab reports
different designed (PO4) Experiment
converters such as Affective Final lab test
Modern Tool
01 domain/ Practice lab
AC-DC, DC-DC, Usage: (PO5) Open ended
AC-AC, DC-AC etc. analyzing level Group lab
discussion
Project show
Tutorial & project
presentation
Lab tests
Simulation
CO2: Design Lab reports
different converter Investigation Experiment
Affective Final lab test
circuits using PSIM (PO4)
02 Modern Tool domain/analyzi Practice lab
software. Open ended
Usage: (PO5) ng level Group lab
discussion
Project show
Tutorial & project
presentation

Required Equipments:

1. ED-2040-H (Square wave voltage inverter)

2. DC Power supply
3. Oscilloscope
4. Load connection cord
5. Power supply connection cord
Theory:

Figure 8-1: Square Wave Voltage Inverter

Figure 8-1 shows an inverter circuit. It converts DC power to AC power. Voltage type inverter
generates AC power and changes phase of current depending on load power factor. Therefore, it is
suggested to use either strong DC power supply should be located in input side or internal impedance
is 0.

S1, S2 turn on-off at the same time. And then after half cycle S3, S4 turn on-off at the same time. And
there must not exist a case where both S1 and S4, S2 and S3 are on at the same time. Therefore, signal
applied to IGBT gate is carefully designed.

Figure 8-2 shows the output waveform by each lGBTs operating. lf Sl, S2 are on, the current flows
from a to b, and S3, S4 are on, the current flows in the opposite direction. For R-L load the output
changes. Figure 8-3 shows a basic comparison of R load and R-L load. Figure 8-4 shows the output
for R-L load.
 Figure 8-2: Change of output voltage with respect to phase angle

Consider operation of inverter that has R-L load, transistor changes state from on to off. The current
increases gradually. This phase is called commutation. The effect of inductance and commutation is
explained in Figure 8-3 and 8-4.
 Figure 8-3: R-L load Overview
Gate circuit is shown in Figure 8-6 and Figure 8-7 shows waveform of gate circuit.

Figure 8-4: Effect of Inductance

Figure 8-5: Gate Commutation

 Figure 8-6: Gate Circuit

Figure 8-7: Gate Circuit Waveform

Working Procedure:

1. Measurement of Sig-In Terminal Voltage: Connect the circuit as shown and record the
waveform by adjusting the Freq-Select Switch. Then, set the frequency as 60 Hz, record the
waveform and compare the present waveform with waveform (a) in Figure 8-7.
 Figure 8-8: Measurement of Sig-In terminal voltage of Square Wave Voltage Inverter

2. Measurement of V-Ref terminal: Connect the probe of oscilloscope like figure shown below.
And then measure the waveform with adjusting the Volt-Variable knob. Also set the knob at
50% point and record waveform and compare with (c) in Figure 8-7.

Figure 8-9: Measurement of V-Ref terminal voltage of Square Wave Voltage Inverter

3. Measurement of Freq terminal: Connect the probe of oscilloscope like the figure shown
below. And afterwards measure the waveform, record it. Also set the Phase variable knob at
70% point and record the waveform.
 Figure 8-10: Measurement of Freq. terminal voltage of Square Wave Voltage Inverter

4. Measurement of Input Power: Connect the circuit as shown and record the waveform.

Figure 8-11: Measurement of input power of Square Wave Voltage Inverter

5. Measurement of IGBT Gate terminal: Connect the circuit as shown and record the
waveform at G1. Also record the waveform of G2, G3 and G4. Compare with steps 3.

Figure 8-12: Measurement of IGBT gate terminal of G1 of Square Wave Voltage Inverter
 6. Measurement of Load R: Connect the circuit as shown below and record the waveform by
adjusting Freq-Select switch and Freq-Variable knob. Set the reference frequency at 60 Hz and
Freq Variable knob at 60%

Figure 8-13: Measurement of Load R waveform for Square Wave Voltage Inverter.

7. Measurement of Load R-L: Connect the circuit as shown below and record the waveform by
adjusting Freq-Select switch and Freq-Variable knob. Set the reference frequency at 60 Hz and
Freq Variable knob at 50%

Figure 8-14: Measurement of Load R-L waveform for Square Wave Voltage Inverter

Measured Results:
Observe, measure and record the waveform of the input voltage, gate voltage and the output voltage
from steps 1-6 in working procedure. Plot them neatly in your graph paper.

Home Works:
1. Explain why the output wave shapes are different from each other in the steps 6 and 7.
2. Comment on how you can improve this topology.
3. Why are diodes used in anti-parallel to IGBTs in this circuit?