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CCS/TMS320F28377D: PWM Deadband

Part Number: TMS320F28377D

Tool/software: Code Composer Studio

Hi community

I have a question about PWM deadband. For controlling a power electronic inverter, in some control schemes, a voltage modulator (SVM or SPWM) is not used. Instead, the switching configuration of the inverter during a switching period is fixed. In other words, the state of each switch during the switching period is fixed : 100% ON or 100% OFF. A simple diagram is shown in the attached figure where 3 consecutive switching periods are shown. For implementing this control scheme using TMS320F28377D, theduty-cyle of ePWM in the code in every switching period is 100% (100% on or 100% off).

Now as you better know, in transitions of switching states of each pair of switches in a same leg of the inverter, there should be a dead-time (e.g the transition shown in the figure using a red ellipse ). This is implemented by the ePWM Deadband as discussed in TRM for duty cyles less than 100% (Fig. 13-34 Dead-Band Waveforms for Typical Cases (0% < Duty < 100%)). But the question is that how can we apply a dead-band for the cases that I have explained? (i.e., duty cycle =100%)

regards

  • Hi,

    You can configure the deadband the same way you would for a <100% duty.
    Deadband logic (rising or falling edge delays) is triggered based on the occurrence of the edges/pwm transitions.
    If there is no edge in a given PWM cycle due to 100% ON/OFF time, then there should not be any deadband insertion.
    When the subsequent edge occurs corresponding delay is inserted.