Improvement of Direct Torque Control by using a Space Vector Modulation Control of Three-Level Inverter

The performances of Direct Torque Control (DTC) of Induction machine are highly related to the inverter used therewith. The purpose of this paper is to highlight the efficiency of the space vector modulation (SVM) control of three level inverter associated with the direct torque control. The first part of this work is devoted to present the mathematical models of the DTC associated with 2-levels inverter then 3-levels inverter. Simulations on Matlab/Simulink will allow a comparative study to highlight advantages of the use of three levels inverter. The second part is devoted to the improvement of the DTC associated with a 3-levels inverter by application of the space vector modulation strategy (SVM) in order to manage the switching frequency and reduce harmonics. The efficiency of this solution will be attested by simulation on Matlab/Simulink.