Fig. 6.2 shows the power circuit and the generated output voltage of a single-phase half-bridge inverter. The choice of the semiconductor switches for implementing this inverter depends on its power and switching requirements. The freewheeling diodes across the switches are included in the same power module as the switches. As shown in
Fig. 6.2(d) the output voltage v
o is a two-level square-wave pulse (V
in/2 and
−V
in/2). When S
1 or D
1 is conducting, the output voltage is v
o =
V
in/2. When S
2 or D
2 is conducting, the output voltage is v
o =
−V
in/2. The output voltage control can be achieved by varying the pulse widths of the output voltage through the gating signals of the semiconductor switches. When an increase ...