Harmonic Distortion Minimization of a PWM Modulation using Genetic Algorithms Minimización de la Distorsión Armónica de una Modulación PWM usando Algoritmos Genéticos

Published in: Innovation and Development for the Americas: Engineering, Education, Research and Development: Proceedings of the 8th Latin American and Caribbean Conference for Engineering and Technology
Date of Conference: June 1-4, 2010
Location of Conference: Arequipa, Peru
Authors: Jorge Luis Díaz Rodríguez
Andrés Fernando Lizcano Villamizar
Aldo Pardo García
Refereed Paper: #164

Abstract

In this work there is described a strategy of modulation PWM optimized by the direct method and the application of Genetic Algorithms for the minimization of the harmonic content specifically the fifth and the seventh harmonic of the total content, based on the minimization of the harmonic total distortion (THD). The development of the method is exposed, the guidelines to bearing in mind including the development of the algorithm of the strategy inside the DSP, and visualizing the obtained results.