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© 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.This paper proposes two improved cascaded H‐bridge (ICHB) multilevel inverters that feature voltage‐boosting capability. The conventional H‐bridge with a front‐end dc–dc boost converter was restructured for single‐stage operation. The developed three‐level topology not only saves one power switch but also exhibits lower voltage stress across its capacitor. Extension to five-level generation was also introduced by merely adding two power switches and one capacitor. The final five‐level topology outperforms the classical cascaded H‐bridge (CHB) multilevel inverter with a significant reduction in the power switch count, with a 42% and 50% reduction in both the isolated dc source and inductor counts. The power efficiency was also improved without compromising the modularity feature of the classical CHB multilevel inverter. The operation and theoretical analysis of the proposed topologies were validated via simulations and experimental tests.
Author(s): Lee SS, Yang Y, Siwakoti YP, Barzegarkhoo R
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Electronics
Year: 2021
Volume: 10
Issue: 22
Online publication date: 15/11/2021
Acceptance date: 15/11/2021
Date deposited: 23/11/2021
ISSN (electronic): 2079-9292
Publisher: MDPI
URL: https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10222801
DOI: 10.3390/electronics10222801
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