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Solar Powered Simplified Multilevel Inverter

Bijo Reji, Arun S, Anish Benny

In the area of distributed energy systems and industrial motor drivesmultilevel converters and inverters are the emerging trends. Single phase inverter is widely used for stand-alone systems and micro-grid application. The major limitation faced by multilevel inverters are, number of switches required large which leads to higher switching losses. A novel solar powered extended simplified multilevel inverter is proposed, in which a single phase multilevel output can be attained using less number of switches. This paper observers the feasibility of the proposed topology using Matlab/Simulink software. A seven level output voltage is obtained with less harmonic content and reduced switching losses.