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Pulse width modulation pulse generator

Assignee: Hitachi Ltd
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Filing: 1984-02-03
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Granted: 1986-12-09
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Expires: 2004-02-03
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Abstract

Abstract A modulating wave signal whose phase abruptly changes is compared with a carrier signal to generate a pulse width modulation pulse. The carrier signal is a sine wave signal having a frequency n times as high as that of the modulating signal and synchronized with the modulating signal. A phase of the carrier abruptly changes by a factor of n as the phase of the modulating signal abruptly changes. Thus, a pulse with modulation pulse which causes an output voltage of a pulse with modulation inverter to be sinusoidal is generated even if the phase of the modulating wave signal abruptly changes.

Inventors

  • 👤 Noboru Azusawa
  • 👤 Hisayoshi Shiraishi

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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CPC Classifications
H; H03; H03K; H03K7/00; H03K7/08; H02; H02M; H02M7/00; H02M7/42; H02M7/44; H02M7/48; H02M7/505; H02M7/515; H02M7/525; H02M7/527; H02P; H02P21/00; H02P21/06; H02P21/08; H02P21/09

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim 104 words
A pulse width modulation pulse generator comprising: modulating wave generating means for generating a sine wave modulating signal which forms a fundamental component of an output voltage of a pulse width modulation inverter; carrier generating means for generating a sine wave carrier signal which is at a frequency n times as high as a frequency of said sine wave modulating signal and synchronized with said sine wave modulating signal; and comparison means connected to said modulating wave generating means and said carrier generating means for comparing said sine wave modulating signal with said sine wave carrier signal to generate a pulse width modulation pulse.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 104 words
A pulse width modulation pulse generator comprising: modulating wave generating means for generating a sine wave modulating signal which forms a fundamental component of an output voltage of a pulse width modulation inverter; carrier generating means for generating a sine wave carrier signal which is at a frequency n times as high as a frequency of said sine wave modulating signal and synchronized with said sine wave modulating signal; and comparison means connected to said modulating wave generating means and said carrier generating means for comparing said sine wave modulating signal with said sine wave carrier signal to generate a pulse width modulation pulse.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 58 words
A pulse width modulation pulse generator according to claim 1, wherein said carrier generating means changes a phase of said sine wave carrier signal in synchronism with a change of a phase of said sine wave modulating signal, the change of the phase of said carrier signal being n times as large as that of said modulating signal.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 32 words
A pulse width modulation pulse generator according to claim 1, wherein said carrier generating means changes a frequency of said carrier signal in inverse proportion to a frequency of said modulating signal.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 29 words
A pulse width modulation pulse generator according to claim 1, wherein an amplitude of said sine wave carrier signal is larger than that of said sine wave modulating signal.

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