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The idea of multiple modules controlling a single power stage can be extended to the 3-phase inverter case. In such a case, six switching elements are controlled using three PWM modules, one for each leg of the inverter. Each leg must switch at the same frequency and all legs must be synchronized. A sync receivers configuration easily addresses this requirement. Figure 7-281 shows how six PWM modules control two independent 3-phase inverters; each running a motor.
As in the cases shown in the previous sections, we have a choice of running each inverter at a different frequency (module 1 and module 4 are sync source as in Figure 7-281), or both inverters can be synchronized by using one sync source (module 1) and five sync receivers. In this case, the frequency of modules 4, 5, and 6 (all equal) can be integer multiples of the frequency for modules 1, 2, and 3 (also all equal).
Figure 7-281 Control of Dual 3-Phase
Inverter Stages as Is Commonly Used in Motor Control
Figure 7-282 3-Phase Inverter Waveforms for
Control of Dual 3-Phase Inverter Stages (Only One Inverter Shown)