• Sheeba R
• Sindhu D Pillai

Harmonics are non-power frequency pollutants present in the pulse width modulated (PWM) inverter output. PWM is one of the most widely used method in inverters due to its improved steady state performance. However, the harmonics from the PWM output have to be eliminated because they are the source of many power quality problems like excessive heating of neutral conductor, blinking of incandescent lamps, nuisance tripping of circuit breakers, bursting of capacitors used for power factor correction and switching malfunction in variable frequency drives (VFD). The main objective of the proposed work is to reduce the harmonics of an inverter output by using the optimisation technique of Ant Colony Optimisation. The project aims at designing and implementing a PWM firing circuit which produces firing pulses corresponding to minimum harmonics.

OPTIMAL CONTROL PULSE DESIGN OF INVERTER USING ACO OPTIMIZATION

"OPTIMAL CONTROL PULSE DESIGN OF INVERTER USING ACO OPTIMIZATION", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 1, page no.544-553, January-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1901I74.pdf

"OPTIMAL CONTROL PULSE DESIGN OF INVERTER USING ACO OPTIMIZATION", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 1, page no. pp544-553, January-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1901I74.pdf