Research Article

A Single-Stage SPV-Fed Reduced Switching Inverter-Based Sensorless Speed Control of IM for Water Pumping Applications

Table 4

Comparison of conventional and proposed SPV-fed IMD.

ItemConventional two-stage systemProposed single-stage system

PWM pulses74
DC-link capacitor22
Boost converter inductor10
Semiconductor switches (IGBTs)74
Driver circuits74
Speed sensor10