A New 5-level Grid-Connected Transformerless Inverter with Eliminating Leakage Current

  • Bagher Karami
  • , Xu Yang
  • , Mehdi Samizadeh
  • , Wenjie Chen
  • , Majid Kamranian
  • , Alaaeldin Hassan
  • , Mohamad Abou Houran

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Abstract

This paper proposes a novel single-phase transformerless 5-level inverter for grid-connected photovoltaic (PV) system. The main advantages of the proposed inverter are 1) By direct connecting the neutral point of the grid to the negative terminal of the PV, this inverter can eliminate the leakage current; 2) It can boost the input voltage; 3) It does not suffer from the current spike. 4) This inverter has an excellent capacity to conduct the reverse current as well as an acceptable output waveform spectrum. The first stage of the proposed circuit consists of two inductance, which makes a boost or buck-boost converter in each half-cycle. Therefore, the capacitor of the converter circuit can be used as the virtual dc source in the inverter stage, which decreases the size and cost of the proposed inverter. Some simulation results by using MATLAB/SIMULINK software are shown to demonstrate the efficacy of the proposed circuit.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2020 IEEE 9th International Power Electronics and Motion Control Conference, IPEMC 2020 ECCE Asia
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages454-459
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9781728153018
DOIs
StatePublished - 29 Nov 2020
Externally publishedYes
Event9th IEEE International Power Electronics and Motion Control Conference, IPEMC 2020 ECCE Asia - Nanjing, China
Duration: 29 Nov 20202 Dec 2020

Publication series

Name2020 IEEE 9th International Power Electronics and Motion Control Conference, IPEMC 2020 ECCE Asia

Conference

Conference9th IEEE International Power Electronics and Motion Control Conference, IPEMC 2020 ECCE Asia
Country/TerritoryChina
CityNanjing
Period29/11/202/12/20

Keywords

  • Multilevel inverter
  • SPWM modulation technique
  • common mode voltage
  • leakage current
  • switched capacitor

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