A Novel Single-Source 13-Level Switched- Capacitor Inverter With Triple Voltage Gain

In recent years, the growing demand for efficient voltage boosting solutions has been driven by advancements in renewable energy systems, electric vehicles (EVs), and photovoltaic (PV) arrays. However, conventional magnetic-based inverters remain bulky and inefficient for compact, high-performance a...

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Main Authors: Kyrmyzy Taissariyeva, Murat Karakilic, Kuanysh Mussilimov, Hasan Hatas
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Published: IEEE 2025-01-01
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Murat Karakilic
Kuanysh Mussilimov
Hasan Hatas
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description In recent years, the growing demand for efficient voltage boosting solutions has been driven by advancements in renewable energy systems, electric vehicles (EVs), and photovoltaic (PV) arrays. However, conventional magnetic-based inverters remain bulky and inefficient for compact, high-performance applications, limiting their use in emerging technologies. To address this, the objective of this study is to develop a compact, single-source switched-capacitor multilevel inverter (SC-MLI) topology that achieves high voltage gain with minimal component count. The proposed 13-level SC-MLI employs a novel switched-capacitor structure and is evaluated under Natural Level Control (NLC) and Sinusoidal PWM (SPWM) schemes. Theoretical analysis, MATLAB/Simulink simulations, and experimental validation on a 100–1000 W prototype are carried out, along with thermal modeling in PLECS. The results show that the topology achieves a voltage gain of 3, maintains capacitor self-balancing without auxiliary circuits, and reaches a peak efficiency of 97.2% (simulation) and 95.3% (experiment). Moreover, it meets harmonic standards, reduces total harmonic distortion (THD), and outperforms recent single-source designs in terms of accuracy, cost, and control simplicity. This makes the proposed topology highly suitable for grid-connected PV systems, electric vehicle chargers, and compact renewable energy interfaces, with theoretical scalability toward medium- and high-power applications.
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spelling doaj-art-ba73f2e16dd64f92bb9473b63bdd78422025-08-20T02:57:57ZengIEEEIEEE Access2169-35362025-01-011313507413508810.1109/ACCESS.2025.359415911104256A Novel Single-Source 13-Level Switched- Capacitor Inverter With Triple Voltage GainKyrmyzy Taissariyeva0https://orcid.org/0009-0009-9610-638XMurat Karakilic1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5323-2583Kuanysh Mussilimov2Hasan Hatas3https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4543-362XDepartment of Electronics Telecommunications and Space Technologies, Satbayev University, Almaty, KazakhstanDepartment of Computer Engineering, Iğdır University, Iğdır, TürkiyeDepartment of Electronics Telecommunications and Space Technologies, Satbayev University, Almaty, KazakhstanDepartment of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Van Yüzüncü Yıl University, Van, TürkiyeIn recent years, the growing demand for efficient voltage boosting solutions has been driven by advancements in renewable energy systems, electric vehicles (EVs), and photovoltaic (PV) arrays. However, conventional magnetic-based inverters remain bulky and inefficient for compact, high-performance applications, limiting their use in emerging technologies. To address this, the objective of this study is to develop a compact, single-source switched-capacitor multilevel inverter (SC-MLI) topology that achieves high voltage gain with minimal component count. The proposed 13-level SC-MLI employs a novel switched-capacitor structure and is evaluated under Natural Level Control (NLC) and Sinusoidal PWM (SPWM) schemes. Theoretical analysis, MATLAB/Simulink simulations, and experimental validation on a 100–1000 W prototype are carried out, along with thermal modeling in PLECS. The results show that the topology achieves a voltage gain of 3, maintains capacitor self-balancing without auxiliary circuits, and reaches a peak efficiency of 97.2% (simulation) and 95.3% (experiment). Moreover, it meets harmonic standards, reduces total harmonic distortion (THD), and outperforms recent single-source designs in terms of accuracy, cost, and control simplicity. This makes the proposed topology highly suitable for grid-connected PV systems, electric vehicle chargers, and compact renewable energy interfaces, with theoretical scalability toward medium- and high-power applications.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/11104256/Multilevel inverterself-voltage balancingswitched capacitor (SC)triple voltage gain
spellingShingle Kyrmyzy Taissariyeva
Murat Karakilic
Kuanysh Mussilimov
Hasan Hatas
A Novel Single-Source 13-Level Switched- Capacitor Inverter With Triple Voltage Gain
IEEE Access
Multilevel inverter
self-voltage balancing
switched capacitor (SC)
triple voltage gain
title A Novel Single-Source 13-Level Switched- Capacitor Inverter With Triple Voltage Gain
title_full A Novel Single-Source 13-Level Switched- Capacitor Inverter With Triple Voltage Gain
title_fullStr A Novel Single-Source 13-Level Switched- Capacitor Inverter With Triple Voltage Gain
title_full_unstemmed A Novel Single-Source 13-Level Switched- Capacitor Inverter With Triple Voltage Gain
title_short A Novel Single-Source 13-Level Switched- Capacitor Inverter With Triple Voltage Gain
title_sort novel single source 13 level switched capacitor inverter with triple voltage gain
topic Multilevel inverter
self-voltage balancing
switched capacitor (SC)
triple voltage gain
url https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/11104256/
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