Asymmetrical Input 7 Level Reduced Component Count MLI for Renewable Energy Application

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Asymmetrical Input 7 Level Reduced Component Count MLI for Renewable Energy Application

Author : Dr Shubhajit Pal

Year : 2025

Publisher : Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.

Source Title : 5th IEEE International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Future Electric Transportation, SeFeT 2025

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Abstract

In this study, a multilevel inverter design with only six switches and two DC voltage sources is presented for renewable energy purposes. With the design that is simulated in high frequency-based Multi-Carrier Pulse Width Modulation Techniques (MCPWM), asymmetrical DC sources provide an output voltage with seven levels. This reduces the size, cost, and overall number of components in the system. The inverter is experimentally tested with R and RL loads, as well as dynamic load variations with sudden changes in load. Four distinct MCPWM strategies – Variable Frequency PWM (VFPWM), Phase Opposition Disposition (POD), Phase Disposition (PD), and Alternate Phase Opposition Disposition (APOD) with changing Modulation Index (MI) – have been studied using the suggested inverter as a single phase. The Total Harmonic Distortion (THD) obtained for several MCPWM techniques following topology simulation in MATLAB/Simulink is shown in the results section. To confirm the accuracy, a thorough comparison of the THD value with other topologies is also performed.