A review on state-of-the-art power converters: bidirectional, resonant, multilevel converters and their derivatives

S Alatai, M Salem, D Ishak, HS Das, M Alhuyi Nazari… - Applied Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
With the rapid development of modern energy applications such as renewable energy, PV
systems, electric vehicles, and smart grids, DC-DC converters have become the key …

A critical review on advanced reconfigured models and metaheuristics-based MPPT to address complex shadings of solar array

VL Mishra, YK Chauhan, KS Verma - Energy Conversion and Management, 2022 - Elsevier
An intricate issue suffered by photovoltaic systems is partial shading condition (PSC) which
is an unavoidable and complex problem. It degrades the maximum power generation and …

Design and implementation of seventeen level inverter with reduced components

C Dhanamjayulu, D Prasad, S Padmanaban… - IEEE …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The multilevel inverters (MLI) are resourceful in producing a voltage waveform with superior-
quality staircase counterfeit sinusoidal and depressed harmonic distortion (THD). Several …

Single-phase step-up switched-capacitor-based multilevel inverter topology with SHEPWM

MD Siddique, S Mekhilef… - IEEE Transactions …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Multilevel inverter (MLI) topologies play a crucial role in the dc-ac power conversion due to
their high-quality performance and efficiency. This article aims to propose a new switched …

Low switching frequency based asymmetrical multilevel inverter topology with reduced switch count

MD Siddique, S Mekhilef, NM Shah, A Sarwar… - IEEE …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The inceptions of multilevel inverters (MLI) have caught the attention of researchers for
medium and high power applications. However, there has always been a need for a …

A new single phase single switched-capacitor based nine-level boost inverter topology with reduced switch count and voltage stress

MD Siddique, S Mekhilef, NM Shah, JSM Ali… - IEEE …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Based on the concept of switched-capacitor based multilevel inverter topology, a new
structure for a boost multilevel inverter topology has been recommended in this paper. The …

Design and development of symmetrical super‐lift DC–AC converter using firefly algorithm for solar‐photovoltaic applications

JR Albert, AA Stonier - IET Circuits, Devices & Systems, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The super‐lift technique is an exceptional contribution to DC–DC conversion technology. A
replacement approach of symmetrical super‐lift multilevel inverter (SLMLI) DC/AC …

A review of different multi-level inverter topologies for grid integration of solar photovoltaic system

S Mehta, V Puri - Renewable energy focus, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract A Solar PV Grid integrated network has different challenges such as efficiency
enhancement, costs minimization, and overall system's resilience. PV strings should function …

A new configurable topology for multilevel inverter with reduced switching components

MD Siddique, A Iqbal, MA Memon, S Mekhilef - IEEE Access, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Multilevel inverters (MLI) are now becoming an important element for medium-voltage high-
power applications. A low switch count MLIs are more popular due to their high efficiency …

A multilevel inverter topology with an improved reliability and a reduced number of components

A Akbari, J Ebrahimi, Y Jafarian… - IEEE Journal of …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The reliabilities of the renewable energy source systems are affected by their inverter
structures. So, an inverter topology with higher reliability reduces the maintenance cost of …