A New Efficient Topology of Single-Phase Five-level Inverter for PV System

Authors

  • Ayoub Nouaiti Laboratory of Energy and Electrical Systems (LESE), Superior National School of Electricity and Mechanical (ENSEM), University of Hassan II Casablanca, Morocco
  • Abdallah Saad Laboratory of Energy and Electrical Systems (LESE), Superior National School of Electricity and Mechanical (ENSEM), University of Hassan II Casablanca, Morocco
  • Abdelouahed Mesbahi Laboratory of Energy and Electrical Systems (LESE), Superior National School of Electricity and Mechanical (ENSEM), University of Hassan II Casablanca, Morocco
  • Mohamed Khafallah Laboratory of Energy and Electrical Systems (LESE), Superior National School of Electricity and Mechanical (ENSEM), University of Hassan II Casablanca, Morocco

Keywords:

photovoltaic system, switched capacitor converter, multilevel inverter, boost converter

Abstract

This paper presents the design, simulation, and implementation of a new single-phase five-level inverter, for photovoltaic systems, with a reduced number of power switches and fewer gate-drivers power supply. This multilevel inverter consists of a high step-up DC-DC converter, a switched-capacitor converter, and a full bridge converter. The proposed topology is used to deliver optimal AC voltage and current with fewer harmonics to the loads by controlling the high step-up DC-DC converter with a small duty cycle. A prototype of a 200W rated power feeding an inductive load from solar panels is tested by simulation and experiment. A maximum power point tracking method and a pulse width modulation technique are presented and evaluated under normalized criteria for voltage, frequency, and total harmonics distortion (THD). The experimental results show that the proposed multi-level inverter is an efficient converter to supply power energy from solar panels to industrial machines such as single phase induction motors.

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2018-09-28

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A. Nouaiti, A. Saad, A. Mesbahi, and M. Khafallah, “A New Efficient Topology of Single-Phase Five-level Inverter for PV System”, Int. j. eng. technol. innov., vol. 8, no. 4, pp. 241–260, Sep. 2018.

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