A Novel Step-Up Single Source Multilevel Inverter: Topology, Operating Principle and Modulation

A NOVEL STEP-UP SINGLE SOURCE MULTILEVEL
INVERTER: TOPOLOGY, OPERATING PRINCIPLE

AND MODULATION
INTRODUCTION:
Nowadays, the current energy arena is changing. The
generation of electrical energy through unstable/fossil sources
impose irreparable damages on the environment. This issue
encourages governments to use clean energy sources like solar
and wind energy for producing demanded power. Variant
families of power converters have been designed to connect
these types of new energy systems to the electrical network
and/or local loads. Among these converters, multilevel inverters
The idea of MLIs was introduced by Baker et al in 1970s to
mitigate disadvantages of two-level inverters (i.e. low power
(MLIs) play a critical role in converting DC power to AC power
quality and the use of high power semiconductors) . Lower
switching and conduction power losses, increased efficiency,
and extended power range due to the high voltage capability are
other benefits of the MLIs compared to the two-level inverters .
The most common types of multilevel converter topologies are
diode clamped or neutral point clamped (NPC), capacitor
clamped or flying capacitor (FC) , and cascaded H-bridge
(CHB). NPC and FC suffer from dc-link voltage unbalancing
problem and high number of semiconductor elements,
particularly when the number of voltage levels are increased .
There have been special attention to the CHB converter due to
modularity, symmetric structure, and its simple control.
However, the main drawback of the CHB is the need for large
number of isolated DC sources.
EXISTING SYSTEM:
The voltage boosting capability will be essential when the

converter is designed for electric vehicles (EVs), uninterruptible
power supplies (UPS), and grid connected renewable energy
systems such as photovoltaic cells . Low input DC voltage
should be boosted to an acceptable range for these systems . In
recent years, one of the main orientations in power electronics
has been the development of step-up DC to AC switched-
capacitor converters without inductors and transformers . They
are able to boost their small input DC voltages to high AC
voltages through switching the pre-charged capacitors in series.
Low weight, small size, high power density, and low harmonic
contents are some benefits of these converters . Nevertheless,
they should be accompanied with isolation transformers where
the isolation between different energy sources is required.
DRAWBACKS:
 However, the number of active switches and capacitors are

high in these converters, which lead to increase in system
cost, size and complexity.
 The voltage stress of semiconductor elements, and
therefore total standing voltage (TSV) is decreased in this
converter.
PROPOSED SYSTEM:
The proposed single source multilevel converter consists

of two half-bridge (HB) inverters (RHB and LHB for the right
and left sides of the converter) and m modified switched-
capacitor cells (SCC) which are connected in series in the
middle of the topology. The voltages produced by SCCs are
transferred to the load terminals through lateral HBs. Each SCC
includes two capacitors (Cu, Cd), two unidirectional power
switches (Su, Sd), and two power diodes (Du, Dd). The
proposed topology is a voltage booster in a way that the
maximum output voltage can increase to any desirable level.
Photovoltaic panels, batteries, and fuel cells can be applied as
input power supply in this circuit. Generating a bipolar output
voltage with no need to an end side H-bridge inverter is a benefit
of this topology. This feature leads to remarkable decrease of the
TSV and makes the converter appropriate to perform in
medium/high power applications with low input voltage sources.
ADVANTAGES:
 Voltage boosting without inductors and transformers, and
also generating a bipolar output voltage with no need to end
side H-bridge are the most important benefits of this
topology.
 The capacitors charging are carried out in a self-balancing
form. Thereby, the proposed inverter does not require
additional balancing circuits or complicated modulations.
 The proposed inverter can reduce the number of circuit
elements and the TSV value, which result in cost reduction
of the system.
APPLICATIONS:
 Novel step-up single source multilevel inverter has been

presented for renewable and sustainable energy
applications.

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A NOVEL STEP-UP SINGLE SOURCE MULTILEVEL

INVERTER: TOPOLOGY, OPERATING PRINCIPLE

The voltage boosting capability will be essential when the

 However, the number of active switches and capacitors are

The proposed single source multilevel converter consists

 Novel step-up single source multilevel inverter has been

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