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Seung-min Jung, Minseong Kim, Do-Hyeon Kim, and June-Seok Lee, "Linear Modulation Range and Harmonic Characteristics of Zero-Sequence PWM Methods for Five-Leg Voltage Source Inverter Fed Dual-Motor Drives", The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers, In Press.

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  • Jun. 29, 2026

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1. Authors: Seung-min Jung, Minseong Kim, Do-Hyeon Kim, and June-Seok Lee
2. Title: Linear Modulation Range and Harmonic Characteristics of Zero-Sequence PWM Methods for Five-Leg Voltage Source Inverter Fed Dual-Motor Drives
3. Journal: The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers
4. Vol/no/pp: In Press.
5. Date: In Press.
6. Abstract
: This paper analyzes and compares two carrier-based zero-sequence pulse-width modulation (PWM) methods, Double-Zero-Sequence (DZS) PWM and Common-Zero-Sequence (CZS) PWM, for dual-motor drives fed by a five-leg voltage-source inverter (FLVSI). Although both methods use offset-voltage injection to expand the linear modulation range and reduce output-voltage harmonics, their performance depends on the phase difference between the voltage vectors of each motor. To compare the two methods, the linear modulation ranges are derived based on the pole-voltage references of each method. In addition, the zero-vector dwell-time allocation is analyzed with respect to the phase difference. The analysis shows that CZS PWM provides a wider linear modulation range and lower output-voltage harmonics than DZS PWM at small phase differences. However, as the phase difference increases, the modulation characteristics of the two methods become comparable.