Independent control of two induction motors fed by a five legs PWM inverter for electric vehicles

This paper deals with the implementation of an independent control of two induction motors fed by five legs PWM inverter. In this context, two Pulse Width Modulation techniques are presented in order to be included in the indirect field oriented control algoritm. Experiments and simulation are carried-out, on an induction motor drive, to show that the developed independ control of five legs inverter is effective and provides a simple configuration with high performance in terms of speed and torque responses.