The basic PWM generation principle is to compare waveforms of a triangular wave(carrier wave) and
a sine wave(reference wave) shown in Fig. 2.5(a). When the magnitude of the sine wave is larger than that
of the triangular wave, the PWM signal will output a high voltage level to switch on the corresponding
IGBT. It is the case of the segment between point A and point B presented in Fig. 2.5(a) and Fig. 2.5(b).
On the contrary, when the magnitude of the sine wave is smaller than that of the triangular wave, the PWM
signal will produce a low voltage level to shut down that IGBT. It is the case for the segment between
point C and point D displayed in Fig. 2.5(a) and Fig. 2.5(b). Therefore, the corresponding time moments of
the intersections of the two waves serve as the turning points to switch on or off the IGBT in the inverter.
From Fig. 2.5(b), it is observed that the generated PWM signal is composed of a series of pulses with fixed