This paper is aimed at the characterization
of Electric Power Drive Systems based on the Induction Machine
fed by Multi-level Voltage-source inverters, to be used within
instantaneous torque and flux control methodologies. The input/output
transfer function for a N-level inverter is discussed and the
correspondent available output voltage vectors, as well as the
input sequences that give them rise, represented in the stationary
Park reference plane. Concerning the induction machine characterization,
an analytical study on the torque and stator flux instantaneous
behavior is made, demonstrating that the first one highly depends
on the delivered torque and speed. In consequence, a sampling
scale predictive model of the induction machine is deduced in
order to make possible the optimal choice of the inverter configuration
for a sampling period. Finally, a DEADBEAT based control law
is discussed and simulated as an illustration example of both
the voltage-inverter and induction machine models presented within
this paper.