This paper presents a new cascaded multilevel inverter topology in asymmetric configuration. Initially general topology is presented and then extended for higher number of stages. In this paper a new cascade diagonal dc source multilevel inverter topology is proposed, which included the increased number of output voltage levels with minimum number of switches as well as with minimum dc voltage ...

Recently, several numbers of multilevel inverter topologies have been presented that the numbers of power electronic devices have been reduced. This paper presents a novel single-phase topology for multilevel inverter. The proposed topology is based on cascaded connection of basic units. This topology uses minimum lumber of power electronic components such as IGBT, gate driver circuit and antip...

In this study, a novel topology for symmetrical voltage source multilevel inverter is proposed, which comprises series connection of basic unit cells with H-bridge. It offers same voltage level with lower number of power semiconductor switches as compared with traditional cascaded Hbridge and other recent topologies, thereby reducing the number of gate drivers which in turn reduce the installat...

A generalized formulation of Selective Harmonic Elimination (SHE) PWM for Multilevel Inverter is recently formulated in literature which can eliminate a large number of lower order harmonics. Various methods for calculating the firing angles for SHE PWM are known and still research in this area is ongoing. This paper presents a MATLAB based approach for modeling and simulation method suitable f...

In this paper a novel symmetric multilevel converter structure based on cascaded converter family is proposed. This inverter is likely to be used in low/medium voltage applications. The proposed topology is analyzed and then compared with conventional multilevel cascade converters. Comparison depicts the proposed inverter superiority over the conventional inverters. In this topology, all the de...

This paper presents a comprehensive review on three basic types of multilevel inverters i.e., diode-clamped, flying-capacitor, and cascaded H-bridge multilevel inverter and their variation for photovoltaic power system. The electrical power generated form photovoltaic power system is in DC form. Hence, it is necessary to be controlled and converted to useful form. Inverter is a power electronic...

Single-source binary hybrid multilevel inverters with cascaded transformers have a bulky transformer connected to their main H-bridge cells in each phase. This bulky transformer has been eliminated in this work without any effect on operation and modulation strategies. The proposed topology has significant advantages from view point of dimensions and number of transformers, design of transforme...

Abstract—The global energy consumption is increasing persistently and need for distributed power generation through renewable energy is essential. To meet the power requirements for consumers without any voltage fluctuations and losses, modeling and design of multilevel inverter with Flexible AC Transmission System (FACTS) capability is presented. The presented inverter is provided with 13-leve...

The rapid evolution of renewable energy within the last several years has resulted in the design of efficient power converters appropriate for medium and high-power applications such as wind turbine and photovoltaic (PV) systems. A new group of multilevel inverters has introduced as a solution for working with higher voltage levels. Besides this important feature, multilevel converters have the...

With the purpose of rein in the high voltage of flexible power systems, renovation and amendment of multi-level structures aimed at acquisition of high quality voltage is certainly required. In this regard, robust topology must be occupied that encompass the maximum output voltage levels along with minimum of switch number, of course, with taking into account of Peak Inverse Voltage (PIV). In t...