THE FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY FAMU-FSU COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING ANALYSIS, SIMULATION AND DSP BASED IMPLEMENTATION OF ASYMMETRIC THREE-LEVEL SINGLE-PHASE INVERTER IN SOLAR POWER SYSTEM By

The Office of Graduate Studies has verified and approved the above named committee members. iii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I would like to thank my academic advisor, Dr. Jie Chang for his valuable guidance and encouragement throughout my graduate program. I would like to thank my committee members, Dr. Krishna Arora and Dr. Rodney Roberts, for their valuable advice and direction. I would also like to thank the academic and administrative staff in the Systems (CAPS). Most importantly, I would like to thank my family and friends for their continuous support throughout my graduate school experience.