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Design and Implementation of a Hybrid Single T-Type Double H-Bridge Multilevel Inverter (STDH-MLI) Topology

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  • Muhyaddin Rawa

    (Center of Research Excellence in Renewable Energy and Power Systems, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
    Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia)

  • Marif Daula Siddique

    (Power Electronics and Renewable Energy Research Laboratory, Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia)

  • Saad Mekhilef

    (Center of Research Excellence in Renewable Energy and Power Systems, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
    Power Electronics and Renewable Energy Research Laboratory, Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia)

  • Noraisyah Mohamed Shah

    (Power Electronics and Renewable Energy Research Laboratory, Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia)

  • Hussain Bassi

    (Center of Research Excellence in Renewable Energy and Power Systems, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
    Department of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, King Abdulaziz University, Rabigh 25732, Saudi Arabia)

  • Mehdi Seyedmahmoudian

    (School of Software and Electrical Engineering, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne 3122, VIC, Australia)

  • Ben Horan

    (School of Engineering, Deakin University, Geelong 3216, VIC, Australia)

  • Alex Stojcevski

    (School of Software and Electrical Engineering, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne 3122, VIC, Australia)

Abstract

Multilevel inverters are proficient in achieving a high-quality staircase output voltage waveform with a lower amount of harmonic content. In this paper, a new hybrid multilevel inverter topology based on the T-type and H-bridge module is presented. The proposed topology aims to achieve a higher number of levels utilizing a lower number of switches, direct current (dc) voltage sources, and voltage stresses across different switches. The basic unit of the proposed single T-type and double H-bridge multilevel inverter (STDH-MLI) produces 15 levels at the output using three dc voltage sources. The proposed topology can be extended by connecting a larger number of dc voltage sources in the T-type section. The nearest level control (NLC) switching technique is used to generate gate pulses for switches to achieve a high-quality output voltage waveform. In addition, a simplified way to achieve NLC is also described in the paper. A detailed comparison with other similar topologies is provided to set the benchmark of the proposed topology. Finally, experimental work is carried out to validate the performance of the proposed topology.

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  • Muhyaddin Rawa & Marif Daula Siddique & Saad Mekhilef & Noraisyah Mohamed Shah & Hussain Bassi & Mehdi Seyedmahmoudian & Ben Horan & Alex Stojcevski, 2019. "Design and Implementation of a Hybrid Single T-Type Double H-Bridge Multilevel Inverter (STDH-MLI) Topology," Energies, MDPI, vol. 12(9), pages 1-15, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:12:y:2019:i:9:p:1810-:d:230574
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