Abstract: Method of controlling a multi-level inverter having inputs connected to a gate drive unit controlling the inverter and an output connected to a load, the multi-level inverter capable of generating a PWM voltage signal having three or more modulation levels, the inverter powered by a voltage supply and comprising at least one neutral point (NP), the method comprising operating the multi-level inverter in a standard modulation pattern having three or more modulation levels when one or more parameters representative of neutral point stability each have a value within a first range indicative of a high neutral point stability, and operating the multi-level inverter with a two-level modulation pattern when said one or more parameters representative of neutral point stability each have a value within a second range indicative of a low neutral point stability, the first range separated from the second range by a threshold value.

Abstract: Method of controlling a multi-level inverter having inputs connected to a gate drive unit controlling the inverter and an output connected to a load, the multi-level inverter capable of generating a PWM voltage signal having three or more modulation levels, the inverter powered by a voltage supply and comprising at least one neutral point (NP), the method comprising operating the multi-level inverter in a standard modulation pattern having three or more modulation levels when one or more parameters representative of neutral point stability each have a value within a first range indicative of a high neutral point stability, and operating the multi-level inverter with a two-level modulation pattern when said one or more parameters representative of neutral point stability each have a value within a second range indicative of a low neutral point stability, the first range separated from the second range by a threshold value.