Optimal Structure Topology for 11-Level Multilevel Inverter

Authors

  • Rajat Singh Kushwah Department of Electrical Engineering, Madhav Institute of Technology and Science, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh
  • Deepak Sharma Department of Electrical Engineering, Madhav Institute of Technology and Science, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37628/jdcas.v4i1.758

Abstract

Unlike inverter, multilevel inverter (MLI) is an inverter which works on high power or voltage. It provides a staircase waveform with lower total harmonic distortion. Working on high-power, high-voltage application, they have become more popular. There are some drawbacks also in MLI that it requires a large number of power devices and composite controllability. This paper presents a noble MLI topology using two types of switches, bidirectional and unidirectional. Bidirectional switch is used to reduce reverse voltage across the switch as used in 11-level MLI.

Author Biographies

  • Rajat Singh Kushwah, Department of Electrical Engineering, Madhav Institute of Technology and Science, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh
    Department of Electrical Engineering
  • Deepak Sharma, Department of Electrical Engineering, Madhav Institute of Technology and Science, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh
    Department of Electrical Engineering

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Published

2018-07-10

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 1 (2018)

Section

Articles