The implementation of maximum power point tracking (MPPT) schemes by the ripple correlation control (RCC) algorithm is presented in this paper. A reference is made to single-phase single-stage multilevel photovoltaic (PV) generation systems, when the inverter input variables (PV voltage and PV current) have multiple low-frequency (ripple) harmonics. The harmonic analysis is carried out with ref...

This paper presents the novel multilevel inverter fed control structure for induction motor based Direct Torque Control (DTC) strategy using a seven-level Multi Point Clamped (MPC) Voltage Source Inverter (VSI) is presented. It is shown that the multilevel topology presents enough degrees of freedom to control both electromagnetic torque and stator flux with very low ripple and high dynamics on...

In this paper, a series Z-source inverter based on switched inductors cell is proposed for the first time. This inverter is able to increase the voltage gain in comparison to the conventional Z–source inverters in additon to solve the ST (shoot-through) state’s problems. In this inverter, the value of voltage gain is increased by increasing the number of used diodes and inductors in the switche...

A six-level inverter system for an open-end winding induction motor drive is presented in this paper. Multilevel inversion is achieved by feeding an open-end winding induction motor with a 3-level inverter from one end and a 2-level inverter from the other end of the motor. The 3level inverter used in the proposed drive, is realized by cascading two 2-level inverters. The combined inverter syst...

The emergence of multilevel converters has been in increase since the last decade. These new types of converters are suitable for high voltage and high power application due to their ability to synthesize waveforms with better harmonic spectrum. Numerous topologies have been introduced and widely studied for utility and drive applications. Amongst these topologies, the multilevel cascaded inver...

A multilevel inverter is a power electronic device made to synthesize a desired AC voltage from several levels of DC voltages. Some industrial drives require medium voltage and megawatt power level. For a medium voltage grid, it is troublesome to connect only one power semiconductor switch directly. A multilevel power converter structure has been introduced as an alternative in high power and m...

The fulfillment of wide variety in energy demand by growing industries and incorporation of renewable energy source in power system is made possible by multilevel inverter. From design prospective it is also important to take care of losses took place in inverter i.e. switching and conduction losses in addition to the modulation techniques which look after harmonic spectrum in output voltage/cu...

MultiLevel Inverter (MLI) is used in applications that need high voltage and high current especially for Flexible AC Transmission System (FACTS) controllers. The topologies of multilevel inverter have several advantages such as lower Total Harmonic Distortion (THD), lower ElectroMagnetic Interference (EMI) generation and high output voltage. The main feature of Modular Structured Multilevel Inv...

A new general cascaded multilevel inverter using developed H-bridges is proposed. The proposed topology requires a lesser number of dc voltage sources and power switches and consists of lower blocking voltage on switches, which results in decreased complexity and total cost of the inverter. These abilities obtained within comparing the proposed topology with the conventional topologies from afo...