Design of PD-PWM Based Asymmetrical 15-Level Reduced Switch Multilevel Inverter for PV Applications

Abstract

This paper presents a new single-phase, 15-level inverter for solar photovoltaic (PV) applications. It features fewer components and can be used to extract more energy from the modules. The proposed inverter can help improve system efficiency and lower costs.The proposed converter can be used to boost the output voltage of the solar PV modules from the MPPT to the maximum level. It is tested using the dSPACERTI 1104 controller and the software packages Simulink and MATLAB. The results of the study demonstrate that the proposed device can perform well under different load conditions.