@article{scholars18567,
            year = {2023},
             doi = {10.3390/su15108405},
          number = {10},
            note = {cited By 4},
          volume = {15},
         journal = {Sustainability (Switzerland)},
           title = {A Single DC Source Five-Level Switched Capacitor Inverter for Grid-Integrated Solar Photovoltaic System: Modeling and Performance Investigation},
             url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85160774362&doi=10.3390\%2fsu15108405&partnerID=40&md5=cee9fcc5247d0c9887d48a8340f578c0},
        keywords = {design; performance assessment; photovoltaic system; sensor; smart grid; topology},
        abstract = {Boost converters and multilevel inverters (MLI) are frequently included in low-voltage solar photovoltaic (PV) systems for grid integration. However, the use of an inductor-based boost converter makes the system bulky and increases control complexity. Therefore, the switched-capacitor-based MLI emerges as an efficient DC/AC voltage convertor with boosting capability. To make classical topologies more efficient and cost-effective for sustainable power generation, newer topologies and control techniques are continually evolving. This paper proposes a reduced-component-count five-level inverter design for generating stable AC voltages for sustainable grid-integrated solar photovoltaic applications. The proposed topology uses seven switching devices of lower total standing voltage (TSV), three diodes, and two DC-link capacitors to generate five-level outputs. By charging and discharging cycles, the DC capacitor voltages are automatically balanced. Thus, no additional sensors or control circuitry is required. It has inherent voltage-boosting capability without any input boost converter. A low-frequency-based half-height (HH) modulation technique is employed in the standalone system for better voltage quality. Extensive simulations are performed in a MATLAB/Simulink environment to estimate the performance of the proposed topology, and 17.58 THDs are obtained in the phase voltages. Using a small inductor in series or an inductive load, the current THD reduces to 8.23. Better dynamic performance is also observed with different loading conditions. A miniature five-level single-phase laboratory prototype is developed to verify the accuracy of the simulation results and the viability of the proposed topology. {\^A}{\copyright} 2023 by the authors.},
          author = {Islam, M. T. and Alam, M. A. and Lipu, M. S. H. and Hasan, K. and Meraj, S. T. and Masrur, H. and Rahman, M. F.}
}