Abstract- Generally the Induction Motor is known to be a constant speed motor. It is the prime power drive in industrial Applications. But due to the progress in engineering technology the speed of the Induction Motor can be varied within certain limitations. There are many techniques to control and run the machine in Variable speed drive applications. The basic method is 2-level inverter controlled by the microcontroller, using the space vector modulation method. By this method the output of the inverter will be Non- sinusoidal and hence at the star point of the load there exists a Voltage with respect to ground and it is known as Common Mode Voltage, induces electromagnetic interference which causes disturbance to the nearby communication and electronics equipment. To reduce the Common Mode Voltage a higher level of inverter 3-level can be used. By using the 3-level inverter the number of devices will be increased to twelve from six for 2-level. There is a method with less number of devices, nine for 3-level inverter, which gives better performance in terms of Common Mode Voltage than the 3-level method with twelve devices. In this paper the authors have discussed the 2-level, 3-level with twelve devices and 3-level with nine devices by simulation using MATLAB-Simulink and by Experiment. For 3-level inverter twelve devices, the Common Mode Voltage values are taken from the earlier published results. Fast Fourier transform has been done using the signal Analysis software and results are plotted with frequency versus voltage. The Phase Voltage, Line voltage and Common Mode Voltage are measured using Agilent make mixed signal oscilloscope. In the conclusion, the Common Mode Voltage values are compared with different operating frequencies of Induction Motor is shown in the table. Index Terms- Common Mode Voltage, Induction Motor, Three phase voltage source 3-level/2-level inverter, Space Vector Modulation. Manuscript received Feb 16 2017; Revised Mar 04 2017. 1. Reddy Sudharshana K, Research Scholar, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Jain University, Bangalore (India), email: reddy3690@gmail.com 2. A Ramachandran, Scientist (Retd), National Aerospace Lab, Bangalore, Prof., ECE, Vemana Institute of Technology, Bangalore (India), email: arama1947@gmail.com 3. V Muralidhara, Associate Director, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Jain University, Bangalore (India), email: v.muralidhara@jainuniversity.ac.in 4. R.Srinivasan, Prof., ECE, Vemana Institute of Technology, Bangalore (India), email:rsrini47@gmail.com I.INTRODUCTION The Common Mode Voltage (CMV) exists in three phase Induction Motor (IM) adjustable speed drive using three phase inverter and is due to the non-sinusoidal output voltage from the inverter. The existence of CMV has been reported by B. Muralidhara [1], [2].The CMV analysis of inverter fed IM drive system that lead to shaft voltage and bearing current were recognized by Alger [3] in the year 1924 and S. Chen [4] in 1996. Due to the asymmetrical flux through the arbour line loop (the shaft loop) induces CMV. A. Muetze [5] reports the high-frequency (HF) component that exists at the CMV. Hence it is necessary to minimize the CMV within limits [6] so that there will be reduced bearing current and the insulation problem of the winding. The three phase 2-level and 3-level inverter is widely used in variable speed AC three phase IM drive Systems, which produce three phase AC output voltage of desired amplitude and frequency from a fixed DC voltage source. In 2-level and 3-level inverter, the output waveform of inverter is stepped square wave. The output waveform of an inverter should be sinusoidal for efficient operation. The complexity of circuit in 3-level inverter with 12 devices is more compared to 3-level inverter with 9 devices. A. Nabae [7] in 1981 discussed the Multi-level inverter (MLI) concept. The advantages are with low switching losses, Electromagnetic Interference (EMI), power quality used in medium and high voltage industrial applications. The drawbacks are complexity in circuits, the number of switching devices and various DC voltage levels. The Arduino [8] board that has been used to generate gate pulses is interfaced with necessary opto-isolation modules and three phase H-bridge circuit is used to drive the switching devices of 2/3-level inverter as per the Hexagon of the Space Vector Modulation (SVM) shown in Fig.2. II. CMV IN INVERTER DRIVEN THREE PHASE IM The CMV is represented in mathematical form, to analyze its characteristics among various types of source and load combinations. In three phase AC loads, the phase to ground voltages can be written as the sum of the phase voltages and the voltage across the star point of the load to the common ground of the source power supply. The sum of all three phase-to-neutral voltages is zero in a three phase sinusoidal Simulation and Experimental Validation of Common Mode Voltage in Induction Motor driven by Inverter using Arduino Microcontroller Reddy Sudharshana K, A Ramachandran, V Muralidhara, R Srinivasan Proceedings of the World Congress on Engineering 2017 Vol I WCE 2017, July 5-7, 2017, London, U.K. ISBN: 978-988-14047-4-9 ISSN: 2078-0958 (Print); ISSN: 2078-0966 (Online) WCE 2017