Novel SVPWM based on first order equation

PWM plays an important role in generating sinusoidal waveform for variable voltage variable frequency drives (VVVFD's) with a minimum harmonic level. PWM techniques have many methods in implementation ranging from a relatively simple method such as modulating sine wave to the advanced Space Vector PWM technique SVPWM. The SVPWM has a dense calculation that requires considerable processor time for execution. The proposed technique requires simple calculations and can be implemented using simple microcontrollers. The calculations of the proposed SVPWM are based on first order equations rather than trigonometric functions requiring either huge lookup tables for fetching or too many instruction cycles for calculation on a digital controller.