Lower Energy Storage-Based 9L- Switched Capacitor ANPC Inverter Topology With Voltage Boosting Features

This article proposes a novel 9L-switched capacitor inverter circuit with a voltage-boosting feature. The presented circuit uses fewer energy-stored capacitors, which reduces the size and cost. The conventional Active Neutral Point Clamped (ANPC) inverter output voltage is half of the input voltage,...

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Main Authors: R. Sekar, M. Jagabar Sathik, Mamdouh L. Alghaythi, Meshari S. Alshammari, K. Vijayakumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IEEE 2025-01-01
Series:IEEE Access
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Online Access:https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10857278/
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Summary:This article proposes a novel 9L-switched capacitor inverter circuit with a voltage-boosting feature. The presented circuit uses fewer energy-stored capacitors, which reduces the size and cost. The conventional Active Neutral Point Clamped (ANPC) inverter output voltage is half of the input voltage, i.e. dc-link voltage requirement is double the output voltage which leads to several challenges such as high dc-link capacitor size and voltage ratings, front-end DC-DC boost converter, etc. These issues are eliminated in the proposed topology due to boosting features, but a soft-charging method is required to suppress the inrush current. A detailed comparison between the proposed and existing SC-based 9L- inverter is presented. To validate the proposed circuit, the simulation is carried out using MATLAB/Simulink tool and the same is verified in a prototype setup for 0.8 kW and its efficiency is 97.02% which is superior than the other topologies relating to this research work.
ISSN:2169-3536